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Playing the Victim is a film of genre Drama with Aleksandr Ilyin, Jr.
Playing the Victim (2006)
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Add to a movie listPlaying the Victim (Russian: Изображая жертву) is a Russian 2006 black comedy film.
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Valya, a 30-year-old university drop-out, works for the police acting out murder victims during reconstructions of crimes. His co-workers are a charismatic straight-edge captain, camerawoman Lyuda, and a dim-witted sergeant. At home, Valya's widowed mother has started a relationship with Valya's uncle, who considers Valya to be a "punk" and thinks he should get a normal job. At night Valya has recurring nightmares of his father, who also seems to disapprove of him.Actors
Aleksandr Ilyin, Jr.
Marat Basharov
(Karas)
Marina Golub
(Valya's mother)
Anna Mikhalkova
(Lyuda)
Fyodor Dobronravov
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