Film

Cowriters

2026 · 1h 40m · Drama · Comedy

34-year-old Moscow writer Igor Angelevskiy for the third time failed to win Russia's main literary prize. After the award ceremony, the hero's wallet is stolen, which contains the only memory of his mother. Hearing the news about the theft, 20-year-old pickpocket Aldar decides to read Angelevskiy's books and is so fascinated by them that he becomes Igor's student. The writer sees in the young man a brilliant storyteller with rich life experience. After a while, Angelevskiy and Aldar become friends.

Egor Koreshkov

Igor Angelevsky

David Sokratyan

Anna Chipovskaya

Inna

Semen Shomin

Vladimir Mayzinger

Olzhas Togimbet

Anatoly Krasnopivtsev

Stepan Emelyanov

Stepan Zhuravlev

Aleksandr Tomas

policeman

Gleb Podgorodinsky

publisher

Artemy Sokolov

host

Anna Livanova

school principal

Mikhail Konovalov

prisoner

Valery Osyka

bar patron

• Philipp LarsDirector
• Pavel KoshelevScreenplay
• Katerina MikhaylovaProducer
• Ivan KudryavtsevProducer
• Grigory SukholutskyDirector of Photography
• Alexander KvonOriginal Music Composer
• Timur BelyyEditor
• Tagan AtaevEditor

Release date

September 10, 2026

Status

Released

Original language

Russian

Runtime

1h 40m

Rated

16+

Genres

Drama, Comedy