“Makarov” both a popular Russian name, and also slang for the word “gun,” serves as a metaphor for the brutal reality of life in a post-totalitarian society. The story’s protagonist, Makarov, embodies this struggle as he becomes more mechanical and less spiritual upon acquiring a gun.
Length 99 minutes
Сергей Маковецкий | Yelena Majorova | Irina Metlitskaya | Vladimir Ilin | Sergei Parshin | Leonid Okunev | Evgeniy Steblov | Viktor Smirnov | Yuliya Rutberg | Ivan Agafonov | Sergey Gazarov | Sofya Tiunova