After seasoned swindler Anatoly Papik was taken into custody in the courtroom, his relatives and accomplices decide to flee to hot countries, away from sin. The wife goes to Greece, the boss goes to Spain, and the “sixes” Shiloh and Bubble go to Turkey. Imagine the surprise of the two scoundrels when, on the Mediterranean coast, they come face to face with Papik, who theoretically should be “steaming on a bunk.” After certain search activities, it turns out that this is not Papik, but his exact copy, the Englishman Michael Smith. The scammers come up with a cunning plan to replace the “twin” Smith with Papik, who is languishing in prison.
Mikhail Kokshenov
Director
Vladimir Nosik
Anatoliy Papik / Maikl Smit
Natalya Khorokhorina
Zhena Papika
Mikhail Kokshenov
Ivan
Irina Dmitrakova
Katya
Aleksei Buldakov
Podpolkovnik militsii
Natalya Zashchipina
Babushka
Yuriy Chernov
Gusev
Denis Bondarev
Vtoroy syn Ivana
Artur Makarov
sokamernik Papika
Ekaterina Skobeleva
podelnitsa Papika
Yuliya Skobeleva
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