The Man Who Surprised Everyone
2018, Russian. Directed by Alexey Chupov & Natalya Merkulova.
How far are you willing to go to fight for your life?
Egor Korshunov (40) is a Siberian forest guard who works in a local environmental company, fighting fearlessly against poachers in taiga. Egor is a great family man, respected by his fellow villagers. He and his wife Natalia are expecting a second child. Unexpectedly, Egor finds out that he has terminal cancer and has only two months left to live. No traditional medicine or shamanic magic can save Egor. Finally, left with no other options, he decides to take the last desperate step. He attempts to completely change his identity in order to fool the oncoming death, just like Zhamba the drake, the hero of a legendary ancient Siberian epos, did.
- Runtime
- 1h 45m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Russian
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Cast & crew
- Alexey ChupovDirector
- Natalya MerkulovaDirector
- Evgeny TsyganovEgor
- Natalya KudryashovaNatalia
- Yuriy KuznetsovGrandfather
- Vasya PopovArtem
- Pavel MaykovZakhar
- Aleksey FilimonovStyopka
- Yelena VoronchikhinaShaman Woman
- Maksim VitorganProfessor
- Amadu MamadakovDoctor
- Timofey ZaytsevDeniska
- Igor SavochkinFyodor
- Polina RaykinaMarina
Details
- Released
- 25 October 2018
- Original title
- Человек, который удивил всех
- Country
- Estonia, France, Russia
- Written by
- Alexey Chupov, Natalya Merkulova
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The Man Who Surprised Everyone runs 105 minutes (1h 45m).
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The Man Who Surprised Everyone isn’t on a subscription OTT platform in India, but you can watch it free or rent it or buy it online. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Man Who Surprised Everyone?
If you liked The Man Who Surprised Everyone, try Xiu Xiu: The Sent-Down Girl, Extremities, The Survivalist.
Who directed The Man Who Surprised Everyone?
The Man Who Surprised Everyone (2018) was directed by Alexey Chupov and Natalya Merkulova and stars Evgeny Tsyganov, Natalya Kudryashova, Yuriy Kuznetsov.