Playing the Victim (2006)

ComedyDrama

A young man drops out of university and goes to the police. He's done nothing wrong he just wants a job. A particular job. Playing the victim in murder reconstructions. Maybe by getting close to death he can manage to cheat on his own.

Release Date: June 8, 2006
Runtime: 1h 37m
Rating: 6.5/10 (62 votes)

Director: Kirill Serebrennikov

Cast: Yuriy Chursin, Vitaliy Khaev, Aleksandr Ilyin Jr, Marat Basharov, Olga Demidova, Anna Mikhalkova, Fyodor Dobronravov, Marina Golub

Production: New People Film Company

Full Cast (29 people)

Yuriy Chursin as Valya
Vitaliy Khaev as Captain
Aleksandr Ilyin Jr as Seva
Marat Basharov as Karas
Olga Demidova as waitress
Anna Mikhalkova as Lyuda
Fyodor Dobronravov as Valya's father / uncle Petya
Marina Golub as Valya's mother
Andrey Fomin as Sysoïev, l'intellectuel neurasthénique
Elena Morozova as Olya
Igor Gasparyan as Zakirov
Maksim Konovalov as Verkhushkin
Alexey Marchenko as Japanese restaurant's manager
Liya Akhedzhakova as waitress in Japanese restaurant
Natalya Mokritskaya as woman pool worker
Andrey Kim as episode
German Erdichev as episode
Evgeny Mutaev as episode
Andrey Bobzikov as episode
Sergey Vlasov as episode
Grigory Chuvilin as episode
Igor Khripunov as episode
Ilya Samsonov as episode
Larisa Zaitseva as episode
Arsenij Kolesnik as episode
Aleksandria Sadofyeva as episode
Sergey Medvedev as episode
Oleg Presnyakov as episode
Vladimir Presnyakov as episode

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Playing the Victim

Playing the Victim

Playing the Victim

Playing the Victim

Playing the Victim

97 min

A young man drops out of university and goes to the police. He's done nothing wrong he just wants a job. A particular job. Playing the victim in murder reconstructions. Maybe by getting close to death he can manage to cheat on his own.

97 min

A young man drops out of university and goes to the police. He's done nothing wrong he just wants a job. A particular job. Playing the victim in murder reconstructions. Maybe by getting close to death he can manage to cheat on his own.

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Original LanguageRussian

Release Date6/8/2006

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Cast

Yuriy Chursin

as Valya

Vitaliy Khaev

as Captain

Aleksandr Ilyin Jr

as Seva

Marat Basharov

as Karas

Olga Demidova

as waitress

Anna Mikhalkova

as Lyuda

Fyodor Dobronravov

as Valya's father / uncle Petya

Marina Golub

as Valya's mother

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Playing the Victim about?▾

A young man drops out of university and goes to the police. He's done nothing wrong he just wants a job. A particular job. Playing the victim in murder reconstructions. Maybe by getting close to death…

How long is Playing the Victim?▾

1h 37m

When was Playing the Victim released?▾

June 8, 2006

Who directed Playing the Victim?▾

Kirill Serebrennikov

Who stars in Playing the Victim?▾

Yuriy Chursin, Vitaliy Khaev, Aleksandr Ilyin Jr

What genre is Playing the Victim?▾

Comedy, Drama