Moscow Never Sleeps (Москва никогда не спит)

SNAPSHOT FILMS and AI FILM present

In association with BLINDER FILMS

With the participation of THE IRISH FILM BOARD and EURIMAGES

Heaven or hell?

Hospital No. 53,

Moscow.

Must be hell so.

Yuri Stoyanov Anastasia Shalonko

Alexey Serebriakov Lubov Aksenova

Mikhail Efremov Rustam Akhmadeev

Evgenia Brik Alena Babenko

Sergey Belov Oleg Dolin

Tatiana Spiricheva

Elena Safonova

Anna Gulyarenko

Ivan Mozgovoy

Sofya Resnianskaya

Hello Vera.

Be careful with the iron.

Honey…

…she's going to burn herself again.

Nobody's gonna burn themselves.

I'm keeping an eye on her.

Tell me…eh…

When's Vladimir coming?

One o’clock.

Have you told her yet?

Masha.

Wait, Masha!

Granny...

Today...

is the day you're moving out.

To the retirement home, Vera.

Vladimir is on his way...

…to help…

…bring your things there.

You want to write something?

“Don't let Vladimir drink”

My monster's stronger.

he's going to push your robot off the table.

You're pretty strong, aren't you?

Anton...

The ministry won't approve the project

unless they get a controlling stake.

They can shove their controlling stake

up their collective arses.

The contracts are already signed.

The contracts can be easily unsigned.

Slava…

…this is a game.

We just have to make sure we don’t blink first.

We have to make sure we don't blink, and lose everything.

So now we need bodyguards again?

It's just a precaution.

Stop fighting them.

Mind your own business. I'll decide myself what to do.

When my son's in danger, it's my business too.

Our son! Ours!

He may not live with me but he's my son too.

It's no laughing matter for one of Russia's most popular comedians.

Messages of support have been flooding in…

from the government and the world of film and TV

where the actor has worked for over 30 years.

There's no way around it.

You need a second operation.

If I don't have the operation...

How long will I have left?

How many months?

How many weeks?

Don't stay long.

He shouldn't even be having visitors.

Your mother's with him already.

In there.

Thanks.

Listen to me.

I need a drink.

And I don't care what the doctors say!

For once in your life…

…can you just listen to the voice of reason?

Just once!

Hi.

Ilya!

Oh my god, my boy!

Where have you been?

Three months.

The prodigal son...

…returns to see…

…his father wither away.

Stop, Valery.

Where have you been?

I've been here, in Moscow.

What..

Was it too hard to pick up the phone?

While you've been lazing around,

boozing and doing nothing,

your mother's been worried sick about you!

She's just as worried about you!

About me?

She's more worried about me!

But…

I've only got a few weeks left to worry her!

You've got your whole life!

What do you mean, "a few weeks"?

Mom, what's he saying?

Mom?

Katia, That’s great. Thanks.

See you tonight.

Come on, I'll walk you out.

Slava, They're just messing around

and trying to hustle us for more money.

It'll be business as usual.

We get government funding. They get a kickback.

I've worked with them for ten years...

And we’ve always come to an agreement.

How was everything?

Fine. There was a problem with the sound.

No. Any talk of police raids or tax investigations…

…is just an idle threat.

Yeah, It’s part of their game.

It doesn’t frighten me.

Their speakers are terrible.

Slava.

We're not backing down.

What's this?

Footage from the rehearsal.

Check it out when you have a minute.

I'd rather check you out in real life.

What's wrong?

It's just that the acoustics are awful.

You know it wasn't easy

to get you this gig.

I know.

Sorry.

There's no need to apologise.

- Yes, we agree to their terms… - Young man!

- Sign all the documents… - Where are you going?

…and bring them to the office.

Katya.

Katya, are you there?

Katya, I know you're there. You can hear me.

Katya, I need you now more than ever.

And I don't believe you’ve stopped loving me

just because you met some rich guy.

Katya, I need you.

Are you listening?

Katya

You can't just pretend I never existed.

Valery Fyodorovich, where are you going?

Valery Fyodorovich, you're not allowed to leave!

You should be in your bed.

I should be in the nearest bar.

Get your hands off me!

Valery!

Look who's on fighting form!

Excuse us.

- Hi. - Hi, Lets go.

They've fixed you up quickly.

I wish they’d fix me up with a drink.

Where's Natasha?

Natasha’s gone.

You’ve managed to avoid each other again.

Years of practice, my darling.

In here?

Tell me.

Why are they all here?

Waiting for me to die.

No they're here to support you.

The nation wants you to survive.

The nation wants a show.

My jokes aren’t enough anymore. Now they want to see my coffin.

Valery, don't say that.

What are we going to do with you?

We'll do what we always do.

On weekends, I'll be with you,

and during the week, I'll stay with Natasha,

and think about you all the time.

Listen, Honey…

can you bring me something a bit stronger next time?

No way.

I need you to stay alive.

Valery, what did the doctor say?

He said...

that my arteries are blocked.

…and I need to drink...

... more cognac…

…to reduce my stress levels.

Is he not too old for you?

Let me see.

Stop! Give it back!

Have you both gone crazy?

What are you fighting about again?

Lera's got a boyfriend.

Shut up! He's not my boyfriend.

Stop bullying the child.

Leave me alone! I don't take orders from you!

MOSCOW CITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

Happy City Day, Anton Nikolaevich!

You too.

You've lost weight.

Suffering from stress?