The President and his Granddaughter

The President and his Granddaughter (2000)

Президент и его внучка

Moscow Year New Year's Eve 1987. In the 25th hospital on duty are the obstetrician and the nurse. They make the rounds, after which sit down to celebrate the New Year. Suddenly, the hospital ambulance arrives with a pregnant woman - daughter of the general, who had an accident and she started the premature birth. Despite the exhortations of doctors that gestational age is a tragic turn for the child, a fierce general, threatening with a pistol, forcing him to take delivery. A child is born dead, and intimidated doctor decides to replace it for a living. On the same day another woman gave birth to twin-girls, one of which is changed. Ironically, the two girls called Masha.

Date of release
2000-12-31
TMDB
5.0 / 10 (15)
Runtime
1h 40m
Genres
Drama, Comedy
Director
Tigran Keosayan

Casting

Interesting facts

The President and His Granddaughter is a 1999 Russian comedy film directed by Tigran Keosayan. Participant of the main competition of the XII ORKF Kinotavr.

Production

The filming and renting of the film was preceded by serious differences between the production company and screenwriter Elena Rayskaya, as the author of the script, who originally offered it to the producers with the condition of their own directing. Having signed a contract with Rayskaya, the company eventually dismissed her on the basis of creative disagreements, transferring the shooting to Tigran Keosayan.

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