The Man Who Surprised Everyone
6.6
“How far are you willing to go to fight for your life?”
Egor Korshunov (40) is a Siberian forest guard who works in a local environmental company, fighting fearlessly against poachers in taiga. Egor is a great family man, respected by his fellow villagers. He and his wife Natalia are expecting a second child. Unexpectedly, Egor finds out that he has terminal cancer and has only two months left to live. No traditional medicine or shamanic magic can save Egor. Finally, left with no other options, he decides to take the last desperate step. He attempts to completely change his identity in order to fool the oncoming death, just like Zhamba the drake, the hero of a legendary ancient Siberian epos, did.
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Cast
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Evgeny Tsyganov
Egor
Known for
Battle for Sevastopol
The Ninth
Natalya Kudryashova
Natalia
Known for
Salyut-7
Captain Volkonogov Escaped
Yuriy Kuznetsov
Grandfather
Known for
To the Lake
Brother
Vasya Popov
Artem
No other roles listed
Pavel Maykov
Zakhar
Known for
Brigada
A Dog Named Palma
Aleksey Filimonov
Styopka
Known for
Altered
14+
Yelena Voronchikhina
Shaman Woman
Also in
Shuttles
Chernobyl: Abyss
Maksim Vitorgan
Professor
Known for
Elections Day
Forsaken
Amadu Mamadakov
Doctor
Known for
Mongol: The Rise of Genghis Khan
9th Company
Timofey Zaytsev
Deniska
Also in
Olga
Inspector Gavrilov
Igor Savochkin
Fyodor
Known for
Papers, Please
Leviathan
Polina Raykina
Marina
Known for
The Coach
Stalingrad
Alexey Chupov Director · Natalya Merkulova Director Andrey Kurchenko Composer
First release September 4, 2018 · Produced in Estonia, France, Russia · Production Pan-Atlantic Studio, Homeless Bob Production
Production
Non-Stop Productions
Production
Pan-Atlantic Studio
Production
Homeless Bob Production
Production
Arizona Productions
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Eurimages
Production
Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation
Production
Pluto Film
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Chainsaw Europe
Production
Cultural Endowment of Estonia
Production
Estonian Film Institute
Production
Council of Europe
Production
Estonia · France · Russia
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Languages
Original title
Человек, который удивил всех
Original language
Russian
Spoken on screen
Russian
Release dates
Italy · September 4, 2018
Premiere · Venice Film Festival
Russia · October 25, 2018
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
France
March 20, 2019 · Theatrical
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