Yuri Gertsman

Le film se déroule durant l'année 1917. Un jeune docteur russe appelé Mikhail Polyakov arrive dans un petit hôpital de campagne. Tout juste diplômé et avec très peu d'expérience, il est le seul docteur de la région. Il déclenche une allergie à la suite d'un vaccin contre la diphtérie et demande à une des infirmières Anna de lui injecter de la morphine pour contrer les effets négatifs. Il en tombe rapidement dépendant.

The hunt for imperial gold continues. A priceless scepter, a treasure that could secure a worry-free life in sunny Rio de Janeiro for Ibrahim Bender and his young apprentice Ostap, has slipped from under their noses and ended up in possession of Nestor Makhno, an anarchist army commander. Makhno is convinced that the scepter is one of many imperial relics hidden in the area. With mafia, partisans, and officers of the Red and White armies all determined to get their hands on the fabled gold cache, Ostap and his mentor Ibrahim must surpass their own brilliance to outmaneuver their rivals and snatch the prize. And with Ostap’s beloved fair maiden losing her trust in him, he must do everything in his power to win her back and stop her from marrying another man.

In the center of the plot is a senior investigator named Masha Shvetsova and her male colleagues. The plot is the most vital, but, like in “Streets of Broken Lanterns,” it is seasoned with a fair amount of humor - otherwise, how can the audience (and the heroes) endure countless morgues, identifications and other “cute” charms of the investigative routine?