As Soviet Russia enters the era of the New Economic Policy, Semyon Podsekalnikov decides to stop looking for a job. However, the prospect of living at the expense of his wife and mother-in-law seems unbearable. Having reached the end of his tether, Semyon is resolved to take his own life. Based on Nikolai Erdman's controversial play.

The Suicide (1990)
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Sergey Shakurov
маленький человек Семён Семёнович Подсекальников

Leonid Kuravlyov
заведующий тиром Александр Лукьянович Калабушкин

Aleksandr Trofimov
интеллигент Аристарх Доминикович

Vyacheslav Nevinnyy
торговец Пугачев

Vladimir Menshov
писатель Виктор Викторович

Olga Volkova
Раиса Филипповна

Yelizaveta Nikishchikhina
тёща Подсекальникова Серафима Ильинична

Igor Kashintsev
отец Елпидий

Elena Bushueva
Маргарита Ивановна