The Waiting Room (1998)

Original title: Зал ожидания

A 'runaway' homeless man, once a renowned athlete, finds himself marooned in the small, snow-covered town of Zarechensk. Victor lands a job at an orphanage, where he soon meets a young teacher who becomes both a compassionate friend and the love of his life. However, fate doesn't play out simply as good or bad; it unfolds in a way that makes the hero realize one cannot run away from oneself. Consequently, it is in Zarechensk that a train carrying a film crew from the capital, on their way back to Moscow, is compelled to delay their journey for a few days. Remarkably, Zarechensk becomes the place where a director finally discovers the perfect actress for his leading role and encounters a man who has fled from her love. Meanwhile, a producer makes the ultimate decision to select this town as the filming location for her upcoming movie.

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Mikhail Boyarskiy
Mikhail Boyarskiy
as Seleznyov Viktor Nikolaevich
Vera Glagoleva
Vera Glagoleva
as Semyonova Mariya Sergeevna
Olga Ponizova
Olga Ponizova
as Sokolova Irina Semyonovna
Vyacheslav Tikhonov
Vyacheslav Tikhonov
as Zaitsev Mikhail Borisovich
Mikhail Ulyanov
Mikhail Ulyanov
as Fyodorov Semyon Petrovich
Nina Usatova
Nina Usatova
as Konovalova Galina Vasilyevna
Nikolay Eryomenko
Nikolay Eryomenko
as Skvortsov - polkovnik militsii
Andrey Sokolov
Andrey Sokolov
as Karetnikov Vladimir
Igor Kostolevskiy
Igor Kostolevskiy
as Zimin Aleksandr - bankir
Gennadi Svir
Gennadi Svir
as Seva Samoshin - leitenant militsii
Olga Sutulova
Olga Sutulova
as Sveta Ponomaryova
Innokentiy Sichkar
Innokentiy Sichkar
as Vova Kapitonov - «Kapitosha»
Aleksei Skvortsov
Aleksei Skvortsov
as Kostya Kuznetsov
Inna Alekseyeva
Inna Alekseyeva
as Larisa Koretskaya
Ilona Shevnina
Ilona Shevnina
as Natalya Starkova
Yevgeni Pimenov
Yevgeni Pimenov
as Pavel Filimonov
Aleksandr Fedorovich
Aleksandr Fedorovich
as
Artur Fedorovich
Artur Fedorovich
as
Andrei Rovba
Andrei Rovba
as Aleksey Starkov
Lyudmila Vagner
Lyudmila Vagner
as Lyudmila Kanareykina - «Milka»
Evgeniya Glushenko
Evgeniya Glushenko
as Zhenya - sekretarsha mera
Anatoly Slivnikov
Anatoly Slivnikov
as Vasiliy Sinitsyn - podpolkovnik
Lidiya Mordachyova
Lidiya Mordachyova
as Kuznetsova Alevtina Stepanovna
Mark Goronok
Mark Goronok
as Ilya - pomoshchnik Konovalovoy
Mikhail Vasserbaum
Mikhail Vasserbaum
as Semyon - pomoshchnik Konovalovoy
Lyubov Rumyantseva
Lyubov Rumyantseva
as Tatyana Terentyevna - uchitelnitsa muzyki
Mikhail Petrov
Mikhail Petrov
as Kolya - zhitel Zarechenska
Oleg Korchikov
Oleg Korchikov
as Vova - zhitel Zarechenska
Vladimir Korpus
Vladimir Korpus
as Gusev - atarshina militsii
Pavel Bykov
Pavel Bykov
as Nechiporenko - direktor fabriki
Gennadiy Ovsyannikov
Gennadiy Ovsyannikov
as Nachalnik stantsii
Vladimir Sichkar
Vladimir Sichkar
as Aktyor
Vladimir Gritsevskiy
Vladimir Gritsevskiy
as Pomoshchnik konferansye
Ivan Matskevich
Ivan Matskevich
as Artist
Anna Legchilova
Anna Legchilova
as Artistka
Natalya Yakovleva
Natalya Yakovleva
as
Natalya Evtukh
Natalya Evtukh
as
Ekaterina Makeeva
Ekaterina Makeeva
as
Yekaterina Shatrova
Yekaterina Shatrova
as
Lyudmila Razumova
Lyudmila Razumova
as
Raisa Pershay
Raisa Pershay
as
Vladimir Zolotukhin
Vladimir Zolotukhin
as Pedagog
Sergei Shulga
Sergei Shulga
as
Yuriy Zhigamont
Yuriy Zhigamont
as
E. Sutulova
E. Sutulova
as
Zinaida Pasyutina
Zinaida Pasyutina
as
B. Gunko
B. Gunko
as
Zhanneta Chetverikova-Drutskaya
Zhanneta Chetverikova-Drutskaya
as
Yuri Kukharyonok
Yuri Kukharyonok
as
Yevgeniya Kovalyova
Yevgeniya Kovalyova
as Baba Valya - povarikha v detdome
Evgeniy Nikitin
Evgeniy Nikitin
as Zhenya - podruchyy Konovalovoy
Andrei Bubashkin
Andrei Bubashkin
as
Anatoliy Guryev
Anatoliy Guryev
as
Aleksandr Kashperov
Aleksandr Kashperov
as
Igor Stepanov
Igor Stepanov
as
Arnold Pomazan
Arnold Pomazan
as
Sergey Ivanov
Sergey Ivanov
as
Anna Dubrovina
Anna Dubrovina
as
Andrey Dudarenko
Andrey Dudarenko
as Bezdomnyy
Tamara Muzhenko
Tamara Muzhenko
as
Sergey Kondrikov
Sergey Kondrikov
as
Valentina Demenkova
Valentina Demenkova
as
Yuriy Kostov
Yuriy Kostov
as
Aleksey Turovich
Aleksey Turovich
as
A. Dalidchik
A. Dalidchik
as
Vladimir Gritsevskiy
Vladimir Gritsevskiy
as
Yuriy Moroz
Yuriy Moroz
as
Pavel Yaskevich
Pavel Yaskevich
as
Vitali Tatarinov
Vitali Tatarinov
as
O. Erokhina
O. Erokhina
as
Vyacheslav Arkunov
Vyacheslav Arkunov
as
E. Tatarinova
E. Tatarinova
as
Elena Gruk-Chernova
Elena Gruk-Chernova
as
Valentin Bukin
Valentin Bukin
as Valya - pevets iz tsyganskogo khora
Vera Polyakova
Vera Polyakova
as
Anna Terekhova
Anna Terekhova
as
Aleksandr Cherednik
Aleksandr Cherednik
as
Arina Yastreb
Arina Yastreb
as Diktor televideniya
Irina Mayorova
Irina Mayorova
as poklonnitsa Karetnikova
Ekaterina Finevich
Ekaterina Finevich
as
Pyotr Yurchenkov Sr.
Pyotr Yurchenkov Sr.
as
Nina Rozantsevа
Nina Rozantsevа
as
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