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THE MAN WHO SURPRISED EVERYONE

by Natasha Merkulova, Aleksey Chupov

synopsis

Egor is a fearless state forest guard in the Siberian Taiga. He is a good family man, respected by his fellow villagers. He and his wife Natalia are expecting a second child. But one day Egor finds out that he has cancer and only two months left to live. No traditional medicine or shamanic magic can save him. Finally, left with no other options, he takes a desperate attempt to trick death. Egor chooses to take the identity of a woman as a way of fighting the disease. His family and the local society now have to accept his new self.

international title: The Man Who Surprised Everyone
original title: Tchelovek kotorij udivil vseh
country: Russia, Estonia, France
sales agent: Pluto Film
year: 2018
genre: fiction
directed by: Natasha Merkulova, Aleksey Chupov
film run: 105'
release date: EE 11/01/2019, FR 20/03/2019
screenplay: Natasha Merkulova, Aleksey Chupov
cast: Evgeniy Tsyganov, Natalya Kudryashowa, Yuriy Kuznetsov, Vasiliy Popov, Pavel Maykov, Aleksey Filimonov, Elena Voronchikhina, Maksim Vitorgan
cinematography by: Mart Taniel
film editing: Vadim Krasnitsky
art director: Sergey Avstrievskikh
costumes designer: Anna Bartuli
music: Andrey Kurchenko
producer: Katia Filippova, Katrin Kissa, Alexander Rodnyansky, Guillaume De Seille
production: Homeless Bob Production, Arizona Films Productions, Pan-Atlantic Studio (RU), Non Stop Production (RU)
distributor: BestFilm.eu OÜ, JHR Films

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