Film

The Man who Laughs

2026 · 1h 37m · Comedy

Dmitriy is a popular actor, a star of action films. The public loves him for his image of a macho with an impenetrable face. One day, Dmitriy receives an offer from a stern but very rich businessman from Siberia, Sergey, to star in a crime drama about the 90s in the lead role of a cold-blooded killer. Sergey offers Dmitriy's agent a fee 10 times higher than usual. They agree. During the filming, Dmitriy is accidentally wounded by a shot. After a simple operation, he is ready to return to the frame, but faces an unexpected side effect: now he constantly smiles, and any emotions are expressed with laughter. Dmitriy has no chance to stop filming and "upset" Sergey, who clearly knows firsthand what he is making a movie about.

Evgeny Tsyganov

Dmitry

Stepan Devonin

Dmitry's agent

Sergey Garmash

Sergey

Anastasiya Krasovskaya

Irina Pegova

Andrey Tsyganov

Kirill Kaganovich

Boris Khvoshnyanskiy

Anton Eskin

Oleg Kamenshchikov

Evgeny Egorov

Yuliya Volkova

Vladimir Politik

Alyona Pavlova

Maria Lunina

Aleksandr Panekin

• Vladimir KottDirector
• Aleksandr BerezhnoyWriter
• Georgy MalkovProducer
• Maksim KoliganovDirector of Photography
• Alexey ChintsovOriginal Music Composer
• Dmitry SuvorovEditor

Release date

February 26, 2026

Status

Released

Original language

Russian

Runtime

1h 37m

Rated

16+

Genres

Comedy