
A company of swindlers is creating a school of nannies and teachers to provide “educational” services to the population. The company's employees are exclusively homeless people from the area of three stations, subordinate to the foreman. The people chosen are very diverse, and a decent legend with recommendations is composed for each one. Thus, the scammers not only deceived gullible citizens who fell for the advertisement, but also quite realistically solved the problem of the homeless by providing them with food and a roof over their heads.
Directed by Mikhail Kokshenov, Bringing Upside Down the Life leans on a strong ensemble — Mikhail Kokshenov, Aleksandr Pankratov-Chyornyy, Aleksei Buldakov — 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 comedy titles of 2003.
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Shurik, a kind but naïve ethnography student, falls in love with the intelligent, athletic and beautiful All-Union Leninist Young Communist League member Nina. He has a rival in the wealthy comrade Saakhov, who concocts a kidnapping scheme to force Nina to marry him.
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