Release Date | 1975-11-26 |
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Runtime | 87 minutes |
Genres | Comedy, Drama |
Stars | Janis Paukstello, Gaļina Maculēviča, Dzidra Ritenberga, Aleksejs Mihailovs, Jānis Liepiņš |
Directors | Jānis Streičs, Aleksandrs Grohovs, Margarita Surdeko, Raimonds Pauls, Jevgeņijs Oļšanko |
Arvīds Lasmanis can't hold any job for long because he is not ready to tolerate deceit and slapdash work. He still has to feed his family, buy chance he finds a well-paid job as a gravedigger. A friend helps Arvīds to find a place in a construction team, but other workers don't approve of Arvīds' high principles. His wife accuses him of not knowing how to make money, the family lives crammed in one room of a shared flat. The Soviet absurd comedy tells a story about a man who, while at odds with the system, won't lose his conscience and his true self, even if it means saying no to wealth and comfort.