Simple things

Serguei Maslov is an anaesthetist with a modest salary: he only has one bedroom for himself and his family in a flat shared with a Georgian driver and an old disabled woman. To crown everything, he has his driving licence taken away, his daughter suddenly leaves home and his wife announces that she is pregnant. He is offered the opportunity of looking after a rich client, a famous retired actor, who is difficult and capricious. He gradually wins the trust of the old man, but still has financial worries. The actor makes him an attractive offer...