Returning to Saint Petersburg after a long exile, the dashing Yakovlev, a retired army officer, makes a comfortable living by winning other people's duels. An enigmatic, focused, and extremely skilled professional, he leaves a trail of dead bodies behind him as he swirls through polite society, frequently called upon to wield a pistol as a surrogate in duels at dawn. But when Yakovlev meets the naïve young Prince Tuchov and his beautiful sister, Princess Martha, the normally cold-hearted mercenary is surprised by hitherto undetected emotions. What transpires uncovers a series of revelations about his past and his present self.
Пётр Фёдоров
as Yakovlev
Владимир Машков
as Earl Beklemishev
Franziska Petri
as Aleksandra Iosifovna
Martin Wuttke
as German Baron
Сергей Гармаш
as One-armed nobleman
Юрий Колокольников
as Basargin
Александр Яценко
as Yakovlev Jr.
Юрий Кузнецов
as Servant
Антон Кузнецов
as merchant, gunsmith
Дмитрий Куличков
as Chichagov
Павел Табаков
as Prince Tuchkov
Юлия Хлынина
as Marfa Tuchkova
