Joke

Lyudochka Salnikova belongs to a rare type of happy women who are absolutely satisfied with how their lives have turned out. Timur's loving husband, caring father — what more could you wish for? One day Mila and her husband go on vacation to the village. A fire breaks out in the house where they are staying, after which the young woman disappears. Relatives, unable to find her, believe that Luda died in the fire… In fact, the heroine managed to survive. After a long ordeal, she arrives in Moscow and ... finds Timur in the arms of his father's young wife. The shocked woman discovers the bitter truth: her husband only pretended to love her, and her death did not upset him at all. The only goal of the faithful is to get Lyudmila's father to receive an inheritance. What remains for a woman who has lost all illusions overnight? Only take revenge on your abusers, restoring violated dignity and justice!

Directed by Anna Khodulina, Egor Anashkin, Joke leans on a strong ensemble — Sergey Gorobchenko, Irina Lachina, Kirill Zakharov — 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 romance titles of 2007.