Playing the Victim / Изображая жертву
- Comedy
- Drama
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.
Playing the Victim is a 2006 comedy-drama about a university dropout who pursues an unconventional career staging himself as a victim in murder reconstructions. The film explores themes of mortality and meaning through dark humor as the protagonist seeks purpose by flirting with fictional death.
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Yuriy ChursinValya
Vitaliy KhaevCaptain
Aleksandr Ilyin JrSeva
Marat BasharovKaras
Olga Demidovawaitress
Anna MikhalkovaLyuda
Fyodor DobronravovValya's father / uncle Petya
Marina GolubValya's mother
Andrey FominSysoïev, l'intellectuel neurasthénique
Elena MorozovaOlya
Igor GasparyanZakirov
Maksim KonovalovVerkhushkin- Alexey MarchenkoJapanese restaurant's manager
Liya Akhedzhakovawaitress in Japanese restaurant
Natalya Mokritskayawoman pool worker
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When was Playing the Victim released?
The film was released on June 8, 2006.
What is Playing the Victim about?
The story follows a young man who drops out of university and approaches police to get hired as an actor playing victims in murder reconstructions, using the work as a way to confront existential questions about his own mortality.
What genres does Playing the Victim belong to?
The film blends comedy and drama, using dark humor to explore serious themes about life, death, and purpose.
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