Loosely based on Sergey Dovlatov’s story “Zone”
On the eve of the all-union festival, the centenary of Lenin’s birthday, attempting to win attention of higher authorities administration of a Colony decides to stage in the prison a play on October revolution.
Engrossed in their roles the inmates start thinking and acting like the personages they play on the stage. The actor Viktor Sukhorukov was awarded the Prize for the Besr Actor’s Work at the III Russian Film Festival in Onfleur, France.
Source : www.lenfilm.ru