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Playing the Victim
20066.41h 37m
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.
Directed by Kirill Serebrennikov
Written by Oleg Presnyakov, Vladimir Presnyakov
Produced by Leonid Zagalsky, Natalya Mokritskaya, Ulyana Savelyeva
0Top Cast
Yuriy Chursin
Valya
Vitaliy Khaev
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Marat Basharov
Karas
Marina Golub
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Anna Mikhalkova
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Sysoïev, l'intellectuel neurasthénique
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Igor Gasparyan
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About Playing the Victim
Playing the Victim is a comedy, drama film released in 2006. Directed by Kirill Serebrennikov, it stars Yuriy Chursin, Vitaliy Khaev, Marat Basharov. 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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