The Suicide

Comedy

🎬 Critics Choice Nominee

Director Valery Pendrakovsky

Status Released

Release Date 1990-01-08

Storyline

As Soviet Russia enters the era of the New Economic Policy, Semyon Podsekalnikov decides to stop looking for a job. However, the prospect of living at the expense of his wife and mother-in-law seems unbearable. Having reached the end of his tether, Semyon is resolved to take his own life. Based on Nikolai Erdman's controversial play.