On New Year's Eve, Sergeant Lukov fell behind his unit and stayed on a deserted highway, where he was picked up by a bus with artists from a provincial theater. This is how Lukov met Masha, a costume designer, and found himself in the city. By chance on the street he ran into a former colleague Tabakin, who committed a crime in the army and managed to escape punishment...
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Sergey Chonishvili
Known for
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Vsevolod Shilovsky
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Nina Avasapova
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A Man of Easy Virtue
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Vitaly Kravchenko
Known for
The Last Warrior
Boris Arakelov
Also in
The Life of Klim Samgin
Maksim Perepelitsa
Valeri Bychenkov
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Vladimir Maltsev
Also in
Life and Amazing Aventures of Robinson Crusoe
Happy Kukushkin
Svetlana Tormakhova
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Maks Kor
Aleksey Yasulovich
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Vadym Kostromenko Director · Igor Bolgarin Screenplay Dmitri Kostromenko Screenplay
First release January 4, 1990 · Produced in Russia · Original title Дезертир
Production
Odessa Film Studio
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Russia
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Original title
Дезертир
Original language
Russian
Spoken on screen
Russian
Release dates
Russia · January 4, 1990
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