The Man Who Laughs
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Dmitriy is a popular actor, a star of action films. The public loves him for his image of a macho with an impenetrable face. One day, Dmitriy receives an offer from a stern but very rich businessman from Siberia, Sergey, to star in a crime drama about the 90s in the lead role of a cold-blooded killer. Sergey offers Dmitriy's agent a fee 10 times higher than usual. They agree. During the filming, Dmitriy is accidentally wounded by a shot. After a simple operation, he is ready to return to the frame, but faces an unexpected side effect: now he constantly smiles, and any emotions are expressed with laughter. Dmitriy has no chance to stop filming and "upset" Sergey, who clearly knows firsthand what he is making a movie about.
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Cast
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Evgeny Tsyganov
Dmitry
Known for
Battle for Sevastopol
The Ninth
Stepan Devonin
Dmitry's agent
Known for
Peace! Friendship! Chewing gum!
Mara
Sergey Garmash
Sergey
Known for
Brigada
Attraction
Anastasiya Krasovskaya
Known for
The Boy's Word: Blood on the Asphalt
Difficult Teens
Irina Pegova
Known for
Kitchenblock
The Crew
Andrey Tsyganov
Also in
Next to You
Kirill Kaganovich
Known for
Fidelity
Boris Khvoshnyanskiy
Also in
Detective Anna
Correction and Punishment
Anton Eskin
Also in
Balabol
A Perfect Family
Oleg Kamenshchikov
Known for
Chikatilo
Evgeny Egorov
Known for
Mira
Guests
Yuliya Volkova
Known for
The Big Game
Vladimir Kott Director · Aleksandr Berezhnoy Writer Alexey Chintsov Composer
First release February 26, 2026 · Produced in Russia · Original title Человек, который смеётся
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Russia
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Original title
Человек, который смеётся
Original language
Russian
Spoken on screen
Russian
Release dates
Russia · February 26, 2026
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No release date listed for United States.
Russia
April 1, 2026 · Digital
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