Simple Things
Original title: Prostye veshchi
2007 · 1 h 50 min
Alexey PopogrebskyCast
Sergey Puskepalis 
Leonid Bronevoy Svetlana Kamynina Dinara Kutuyeva Ivan Osipov Malkhaz Zhvaniya
Credits
Written by: 
Alexei Popogrebsky
Plot
A dying actor asks a doctor to help him commit suicide in return for a masterpiece.
Sinekatalog’s take
Simple Things (2007) is a Russian drama directed by Alexey Popogrebsky. It stars Sergey Puskepalis, Leonid Bronevoy and Svetlana Kamynina. It runs 110 minutes. It is listed here for its festival and awards record.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Awards
- Karlovy Vary International Film Festival 2007: Best Actor (Best Actor Award) — Sergej Puskepalis
Ratings
IMDb: 7.0 / 10 (511 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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