The Man Who Knew Everything

The Man Who Knew Everything (Russian: Человек, который знал всё, romanized: Chelovek, kotorij znal vsyo) is a 2009 Russian film directed by Vladimir Mirzoyev on the same name novel by Igor Sakhnovsky [ru].^[1]

The Man Who Knew Everything
Film poster
Directed by	Vladimir Mirzoyev
Written by	Vladimir Mirzoyev Igor Sakhnovsky
Produced by	Oleg Osipov Timur Weinstein
Starring	Egor Beroev Ekaterina Guseva Maksim Sukhanov
Cinematography	Sergei Machilsky
Edited by	Igor Litoninsky
Music by	Nikolay Anokhin Sergei Belyaev Yuri Dementyev,
Production companies	Lean M U-Film Malta
Distributed by	Central Partnership
Release date	June 11, 2009 (2009-06-11)
Running time	106 minutes
Country	Russia
Language	Russian

Plot

Alexander Bezukdalnikov, as a result of an attempt to commit suicide, suddenly finds the phenomenal ability to instantly get an answer to any question. Modest and harmless, he becomes a good game for all — women, criminal authorities and even international intelligence services. Some try to use it, others destroy it. But the little man continues to live according to the laws of his own conscience.

Cast

• Egor Beroev as Alexander Bezukladnikov
• Ekaterina Guseva as Irina
• Yegor Pazenko as Sergey Nemchenko
• Tatyana Lyutaeva as Raisa Alekseevna
• Maksim Sukhanov as Nikolay Shimkevich
• Olga Lysak as Anzhela
• Andrey Tashkov as Valery Dmitrievich Stefanov

Awards and nominations

• Nika Award (2009):
  • Best Supporting Actor — Maksim Sukhanov (win)^[2]
  • Best Cinematographer — Sergei Machilsky (nom)^[3]