To Make God Laugh

Stas, a successful businessman, has his favorite business, his own store, his friends, his wife - everything goes as it should. But one day, He gets on a train, where he is beaten, robbed, and thrown into a roadside ditch. Fortunately, he doesn‘t die, but ends up in the hospital. His wife Svetlana, sorting through her husband's things, unexpectedly finds pictures of a woman and a girl in a wheelchair. Sveta finds out that this is her husband's first family, from which he left before meeting her, not wanting to bring up a cripple. However, the young woman is not going to refresh her husband's memory - she hopes to establish a relationship with him, which recently gave a serious crack. Nevertheless, Stas feels that the truth is hidden from him... Having revealed all the secrets of his own past, having learned that he was beaten on the tip of a friend, our hero completely rethinks his life. All that remains is to make the right choice...

Directed by Vladimir Kharchenko-Kulikovsky, To Make God Laugh leans on a strong ensemble — Olga Pogodina, Sergei Astakhov, Lyudmila Chursina — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.

The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about drama titles of 2006.