Movie Guide Cdn. This tale of the chaos surrounding a marriage in a Russian village is a comic marvel and political commentary that winds up as a love story.
Home is a tiny mining village.
Mishka, who is somewhat gormless, is the moral compass of the story. What past that is, exactly, nobody quite knows, but never mind. The day of the wedding happens to be the day that wages arrive in the village for the first time in six months. Mishka's only wish is to buy his beloved Tania a wedding gift, but he has to give his father all his wages. Mishka's search for a gift for Tania is high comedy.