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Playing the Victim

6.520061h 37mMovieComedyDrama

A young man drops out of university and goes to the police. He's done nothing wrong he just wants a job. A particular job. Playing the victim in murder reconstructions. Maybe by getting close to death he can manage to cheat on his own.

DirectorKirill Serebrennikov
WritersOleg Presnyakov·Vladimir Presnyakov
ProducersLeonid Zagalsky·Natalya Mokritskaya

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Streaming in 1 other country

Playing the Victim isn't on any streaming service in United Kingdom right now, but it's available in Russia. Streaming rights are licensed per country.

Cast · Directed by Kirill Serebrennikov

YCYury Chursin
Yury Chursin
Valya
VKVitaly Khaev
Vitaly Khaev
Captain
AJAleksandr Ilyin Jr
Aleksandr Ilyin Jr
Seva
MBMarat Basharov
Marat Basharov
Karas
ODOlga Demidova
Olga Demidova
waitress
AMAnna Mikhalkova
Anna Mikhalkova
Lyuda
FDFyodor Dobronravov
Fyodor Dobronravov
Valya's father / uncle Petya
MGMarina Golub
Marina Golub
Valya's mother
AFAndrey Fomin
Andrey Fomin
Sysoïev, l'intellectuel neurasthénique
EMElena Morozova
Elena Morozova
Olya
IGIgor Gasparyan
Igor Gasparyan
Zakirov
MKMaksim Konovalov
Maksim Konovalov
Verkhushkin

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No, Playing the Victim is not on Netflix in United Kingdom as of November 2026.

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