Written and directed by Alexei Popogrebski, the film stars Sergei Puskepalis and Leonid Bronevoy.

A dying actor (Bronevoy) asks a doctor (Puskepalis) to help him commit suicide in exchange for a painting masterpiece.

A failed surgery, personal complications with a nurse, and a suspended driver’s license compound his problems, while his daughter runs away, and his wife insists on having a baby despite their crowded communal apartment.

Sergey is then offered a job administering home pain relief to Vladimir Zhuravlyov, a once-popular actor.

Zhuravlyov, grumpy but sincere, bonds with Sergey and offers him a valuable painting if he agrees to assist in his euthanasia.