Popular Russian TV series: "Stop on Demand"

The film "Stop on Demand" was released in 2000. Directed by Janik Faiziev, who graduated from the VGIK in 1991. He participated in the creation of such projects as "Kinopanorama", "Interception", "The other day", "Ten songs about Moscow" and "The Lord of Taste." The series was shot at the studio "TRITE". Genre - melodrama. The story was so popular with viewers that in 2001 the continuation "Stop on Demand-2" was withdrawn. Around the same time, the publication Kommersant Vlast commented on the series as follows: "His plot is the brightest example of a service novel in the tradition of Russian cinema." The film was filmed in part in a small town near Moscow, Zarechye.

Plot

In the first season, the spectator watches the twists and turns of the life of ordinary inhabitant Smirnov. He is a typical "average person" (even his surname indicates this): work, home, sweet but simple wife Natasha. On a rainy day, the couple quarrel over some trifling matter, and Smirnov decides to visit Mama - good, he has not done it for a long time. So, the province, drizzling rain, melancholy, the outskirts of the city; Stop on demand (that is, the place where the bus driver stops only if he is asked to do so).

The hero patiently waits for passing traffic, not too hoping for luck. And it's no wonder - you can hang out in such a wretched place for hours. However, Smirnov unexpectedly smiles luck: on the same road in an expensive car, Irina Irina is in a hurry somewhere. Of course, she is no match for Natasha: a strong, courageous, independent, independent - in general, a real businesswoman. Pondering, Irina drains a Smirnov standing alone at the edge of the road with dirty water from a puddle. It would be logical to assume that the arrogant lady will only grin and go on, but Ira wakes up her conscience. She stops and picks up a man poured from head to foot.

So stop on demand drastically changes the fate of both. Feeling guilty, Irina is taking Smirnov to her home, to a luxurious apartment. There she patiently listens to his incoherent outpourings, then they part - as it turns out soon, for the time being. Soon they meet again, then again and again. Before the eyes of the audience, the true story of Cinderella unfolds, only turned upside down. The action includes the former husband of Irina, who ironically falls in love with Smirnov's wife. "Stop on Demand" - a film about a love quadrangle that turns the habitual way of life of the characters.

Second season

The sequel was not less exciting and exciting. Andrei Smirnov parted with Irina - her beauty and refinement no longer seduce the jaded hero. Having earned a fairly large amount of money, he again converges with Natasha, his ex-wife. What is left for Irina? Just get down to her ex-husband, Klenin. The business lady is forced to save him from an unending series of failures and troubles.

Awards

The series "Stop on Demand" received many awards. In particular, Olga Drozdova was awarded the prize for the best female role at the Spokochi-2001 gaming television festival. Anatoly Maksimov and Konstantin Ernst were given TEFI for the best production work.