Two Sergeevs, one disappearance, and Soviet bureaucracy at its most absurd.
After researcher Yuri Sergeev fails to report to work, local police officer Ilya Sergeev opens an investigation into his disappearance.
Acting
Kamorniy and Dyachkov's deadpan Soviet energy is chef's kiss.
Writing
Namesake confusion as plot engine — brilliantly simple.
Director
Gennadiy Ivanov
Yuriy Kamorniy
Ilya Petrovich Sergeyev
Leonid Dyachkov
Yuriy Nikolayevich Sergeyev
Margarita Terekhova
Tanya
Elena Naumkina
Lyoka
Valentin Gaft
Anatoliy Anatolyevich Petelin
Pavel Pankov
Ivan Nikitich
Igor Kashintsev
Personnel Director
Leonas Ciunis
Head of Department
Pavel Vinnik
Andrey Gavrilovich Krutykh
Vadim Yakovlev
Vladimir Andreyevich Kulikov
Natalya Gundareva
Alla Vladimirovna
Vladimir Shokhin
Lyosha Troilov
Valentin Bukin
Kastus Ivanovich
Boris Vladomirsky
Pyatrus Antonovich Myasyuk
Zoya Osmolovskaya
Ganna Pavlovna
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Margarita Terekhova became one of Soviet cinema's biggest stars after this, later appearing in Tarkovsky's 'Mirror.'
The film satirizes the Soviet obsession with proper documentation — even a missing person creates more forms than urgency.
No ratings yet
Sign in to join the discussion — comments are spoiler-gated to your watch progress.
Discussion starters
SU
