Playing the Victim

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Playing the Victim

2006

1h 37m

6.5(62 votes)

Comedy

Drama

Overview

A young man drops out of university and goes to the police. He's done nothing wrong he just wants a job. A particular job. Playing the victim in murder reconstructions. Maybe by getting close to death he can manage to cheat on his own.

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29 members

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Юрий Чурсин

Valya

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Виталий Хаев

Captain

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Александр Ильин мл.

Seva

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Марат Башаров

Karas

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Ольга Демидова

waitress

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Анна Михалкова

Lyuda

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Фёдор Добронравов

Valya's father / uncle Petya

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Марина Голуб

Valya's mother

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Андрей Фомин

Sysoïev, l'intellectuel neurasthénique

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Елена Морозова

Olya

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Игорь Гаспарян

Zakirov

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Максим Коновалов

Verkhushkin

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Алексей Марченко

Japanese restaurant's manager

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Лия Ахеджакова

waitress in Japanese restaurant

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Наталья Мокрицкая

woman pool worker

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Андрей Ким

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Герман Эрдичев

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Евгений Мутаев

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Андрей Бобзиков

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Сергей Власов

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Григорий Чувилин

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Игорь Хрипунов

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Илья Самсонов

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Лариса Зайцева

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Arsenij Kolesnik

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Александрия Садофьева

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Сергей Медведев

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Олег Пресняков

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Владимир Пресняков

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