The Waiting Room

Synopsis

A 'runaway' homeless man, once a renowned athlete, finds himself marooned in the small, snow-covered town of Zarechensk. Victor lands a job at an orphanage, where he soon meets a young teacher who becomes both a compassionate friend and the love of his life. However, fate doesn't play out simply as good or bad; it unfolds in a way that makes the hero realize one cannot run away from oneself. Consequently, it is in Zarechensk that a train carrying a film crew from the capital, on their way back to Moscow, is compelled to delay their journey for a few days. Remarkably, Zarechensk becomes the place where a director finally discovers the perfect actress for his leading role and encounters a man who has fled from her love. Meanwhile, a producer makes the ultimate decision to select this town as the filming location for her upcoming movie.

Main Cast

Mikhail Boyarskiy

Seleznyov Viktor Nikolaevich

Age : 74 | Popularity : 10%

Vera Glagoleva

Semyonova Mariya Sergeevna

Age : N/A | Popularity : 28%

Olga Ponizova

Sokolova Irina Semyonovna

Age : 50 | Popularity : 3%

Vyacheslav Tikhonov

Zaitsev Mikhail Borisovich

Age : 81 | Popularity : 7%

Mikhail Ulyanov

Fyodorov Semyon Petrovich

Age : N/A | Popularity : 25%

Nina Usatova

Konovalova Galina Vasilyevna

Age : 72 | Popularity : 8%

Nikolay Eryomenko

Skvortsov - polkovnik militsii

Age : 77 | Popularity : 4%

Andrey Sokolov

Karetnikov Vladimir

Age : 61 | Popularity : 3%

Seasons

Season 1

1998 | 10 episodes

A 'runaway' homeless man, once a renowned athlete, finds himself marooned in the small, snow-covered town of Zarechensk. Victor lands a job at an orphanage, where he soon meets a young teacher who becomes both a compassionate friend and the love of his life. However, fate doesn't play out simply as good or bad; it unfolds in a way that makes the hero realize one cannot run away from oneself. Consequently, it is in Zarechensk that a train carrying a film crew from the capital, on their way back to Moscow, is compelled to delay their journey for a few days. Remarkably, Zarechensk becomes the place where a director finally discovers the perfect actress for his leading role and encounters a man who has fled from her love. Meanwhile, a producer makes the ultimate decision to select this town as the filming location for her upcoming movie.

Season details

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Dmitriy Astrakhan
	Assistant Director	S. Agafonova Anna Drachilovskaya I. Kolyada A. Marachevskaya Natalya Ryzhavskaya Anatoliy Shishlo
	Co-Director	Vladimir Pozdnyakov
Writing	Screenplay	Oleg Danilov
Production	Administration	S. Alekseenko Yuriy Kostov Z. Levshinskaya Igor Porshnev Vladimir Vasilevich
	Producer	Konstantin Ernst Anatoliy Maksimov
	Consulting Producer	Evgeny Gindilis Valeri Surikov
	Executive Producer	Vasily Karlovsky Vera Malysheva
	Accounting Supervisor	E. Krylova
	Contract Manager	Igor Porshnev
Sound	Original Music Composer	Aleksandr Pantykin
	Sound Designer	Sergey Chuprov
	Assistant Sound Designer	Shamil Ismailov
	Music Editor	Aleksandr Belyaev
Editing	Editor	Liliya Burdukova Lyudmila Mikulo
	Assistant Editor	I. Medvedeva
Costume & Make-Up	Costume Designer	Inna Pudovik Natalya Sardarova
	Makeup Artist	Victor Bondarovich Vera Eryomenko Grigoriy Khraputskiy Nadezhda Sipegova Natalya Tenyakova
	Costumer	A. Kovalyova
Art	Production Design	Vladimir Dementyev
	Graphic Designer	Dmitriy Likin Evgeniy Raytses
	Decorator	Ivan Rogaten Igor Romanovskiy
	Props	N. Shutova V. Zakharov
Visual Effects	VFX Editor	Vladimir Shcherban
Crew	Stunt Coordinator	Iosif Krinskiy
Camera	Still Photographer	Nikolai Gnesiuk
	Camera Operator	Aleksandr Pushkin Nikolai Zuyev
	Director of Photography	Yuriy Rayskiy
	Assistant Camera	G. Ryabchinsky Viktor Sushchenko
Lighting	Lighting Technician	Aleksandr Kovalenko
Department	Role	Name

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