The Eternal Life of Alexander Christoforov
(2018)
★ 4.8 IMDb · 9 votes
Year: 2018
Runtime: 104 мин
Country: Russia
Director: Евгений Шелякин
Cast: Алексей Гуськов, Тимофей Трибунцев, Оксана Фандера, Игорь Угольников, Роман Курцын, Лидия Вележева, Полина Пушкарук, Станислав Любшин, Анастасия Сомова, Александр Гох
Plot
The misanthrope Alexander Christoforov, nicknamed "Alec", is a hopeless loser. The actor, who was celebrated in the Soviet era as the hero of "Eugene Onegin", is carving out a depressing existence as a bad paid figure of a ridicule historical show. Despised by his ex-wife, alienated from his son, Alec has totally screwed up his life. But when diagnosed with a mortal illness, he sets off on a ludicrous tour de force at the end of which a piece of eternity surprisingly awaits him - A comedy with a happy end.