During the post-WW2 reconstruction in Russia, bald-headed technocrat Drozhdov equates communism with the empowerment of the ordinary man over the arrogant "specialness" of genius. Dedicated scientist Lopatkin takes refuge in Moscow with the potty, brilliant old inventor Busko. Lopatkin works tirelessly on his invention, embarking on a roller-coaster of rejection and acceptance, his work vilified, plucked apart and plagiarized by colleagues, particularly by his nemesis Drozhdov. Drozhdov's wife Natasha, alienated from her cold, controlling husband, is increasingly drawn to Lopatkin, whom she knew when they both taught at the same school. Soon she runs away from her husband and happily keeps house for the two absent-minded ex-professors Lopatkin and Busko. Natasha is ready to give Lopatkin her own life, love and faith. Lopatkin is eager to sacrifice his life for the idea, doing the utmost for his motherland.
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Svetlana Khodchenkova as Nadezhda Drozdova
Aleksey Petrenko as Professor Busko
Mikhail Eliseev as Lopatkin
Viktor Sukhorukov as Drozdov
Valentina Berezutskaya as Lukeria Pavlovna
Varvara Shulyatyeva as maid Shura
Alexander Rosenbaum as
Evgeniy Grishkovec as
Vladimir Semago as Tupikin
Viktor Bortsov as Petr Sianov
Yuliya Aug as Titova
Mikhail Solodko as
Stanislav Govorukhin as Министр
Dmitriy Shevchenko as
Ivan Agapov as Shutikov
Oksana Dorokhina as
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