Nikolai (played by Sergei Dontsov) has been fired from his job as a music teacher and has to live in the gym until he finds a place to stay. Finally, he gets a communal room in the apartment of Gorokhov (Victor Mikhalkov). The room's previous inhabitant, an old lady, has died a year ago, and yet her cat, Maxi, is still in the locked room, healthy and fat. Soon, Nikolai and his neighbours discover the mystery: there is a window to Paris in the room. That's when the comedy begins - will the Russians be able to cope with the temptation to profit from the discovery?
as Nicole
as Nikolay Chizhov
as Gorokhov
as Vera
as Mother-in-law Gorokhov
as daughter Gorokhov
as Ivan Kouzmitch
as Mariya Olegovna
as Gulyaev
as Monsieur Prevost
as Lady in black
as Construction company agent
as Sidorov
as Deputy Director of 'Business Lyceum'
as Petya Ivanov
as Petrov - trumpeter
as Major militsii
as Police chief
as Woman activist
as Physical education teacher
as vigilant veteran
as slob on the tram
as Head of the French Communist Party
