Cinematography:
Mart TanielCast:
Evgeniy Tsyganov, Natalya Kudryashova, Yuriy Kuznetsov, Pavel Maykov, Aleksey Filimonov, Maksim Vitorgan, Polina RaykinaPlots(1)
Egor is a fearless state forest guard in the Siberian Taiga. He is a good family man, respected by his fellow villagers. He and his wife Natalia are expecting a second child. But one day Egor finds out that he has cancer and only two months left to live. No traditional medicine or shamanic magic can save him. Finally, left with no other options, he takes a desperate attempt to trick death. Egor chooses to take the identity of a woman as a way of fighting the disease. His family and the local society now have to accept his new self. (Estonian Film Institute)
(more)Cast
![Evgeniy Tsyganov](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/109/309/109309411_d56765.jpg)
Evgeniy Tsyganov
Soviet Union
Best movies:
The Master and Margarita (2023)
Fortress of War (2010)
Plus One (2008)
![Natalya Kudryashova](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/418/159418652_ff5164.jpg)
Natalya Kudryashova
Soviet Union
Best movies:
Captain Volkonogov Escaped (2021)
Salyut-7 (2017)
The Man Who Surprised Everyone (2018)
![Yuriy Kuznetsov](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/696/158696118_e55d3a.jpg)
Yuriy Kuznetsov
Soviet Union
Best movies:
Vongozero: The Outbreak (2019)
Heart of a Dog (1988) (TV movie)
The Cold Summer of 1953 (1988)
![Pavel Maykov](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/617/158617586_075ada.jpg)
Pavel Maykov
Soviet Union
Best movies:
The Man Who Surprised Everyone (2018)
Bender: The Beginning (2021)
Palma (2020)
![Aleksey Filimonov](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/139/158139963_c6f940.jpg)
Aleksey Filimonov
Soviet Union
Best movies:
Hipsters (2008)
The Bull (2019)
About Love (2015)
![Maksim Vitorgan](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/359/162359384_6d2502.jpg)
Maksim Vitorgan
Soviet Union
Best movies:
S novym godom, mamy! (2012)
Den radio (2008)
What Men Still Talk About (2011)
Polina Raykina
Soviet Union
Best movies:
Enemy at the Gates (2001)
Moon Father (1999)
The Man Who Surprised Everyone (2018)