In the life of actor Ilgar Salimov, everything suddenly went wrong. He was left without work, without money, and without decent housing. And when the actor was already completely desperate, the well-known show-business producer Palehov approached him with an offer. For ten thousand dollars, the actor had to perform a single short scene: throw himself under the wheels of another producer’s car—Heyfitz, Palehov’s worst enemy and competitor—and thereby trigger a terrible scandal.
The actor agreed, but Palehov’s plans were revealed to Heyfitz. He came up with a counter-move and, in his turn, paid Ilgar to play on his side… Each of the producers was sure Ilgar was merely a pawn in his hands, and they didn’t realize the actor had been running his own game for a long time—and playing his part brilliantly…