Zaytsev+1
2014 / 16 episodes
Director: Mike Starchak
Genre: Comedy
Country: Russia
Starring: Gérard Depardieu, Mikhail Galustyan, Aleksandr Revva, uliya Lebedeva, Evgeniy Banifatov, Natalya Kosteneva, Denis Kosyakov, and others.
Synopsis:
Sasha Zaitsev is a Moscow student. He is like millions of his peers, but also is very different from those around him. On the one hand, Sasha has glasses. And he also has the appearance of a nerd and unrequited love. On the other hand, Sasha has a split personality. No, he is not talking to himself in a foil cap. Just if Sasha is beaten on the head, he «turns» into Fedor. Fedor, unlike Sasha, knows what to do with his desires — immediately execute. Want to cheat neighbor? Clamp your classmate at the party? Grab a jeep? Few people decide on this, but Fedor can do anything.
Mike Starchak:
Such a huge experience to work with a world class actor!
This season was unique because we had the Gérard Depardieu in a lead role. I was nervous before our first day on set—by that time, he had over 250 films and TV projects under his belt. I had… two. 😆
But the moment we started working, I realized something: professionals like him are actually the easiest to work with. As long as they see you know what you want, they’ll give you exactly that. Gérard and I quickly became friends, and I’m glad he brought his signature charm to the show.