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This movie is based on real events

that took place in Russia in 1994.

Socialism has already been destroyed. Capitalism has not yet occurred.

Privatization is carried out on a massive scale.

The biggest companies, created by the Soviet Empire during 70 years

are being sold at auctions. Foreigners are prohibited to buy,

and in the country no one has money, except for a few banks,

that are close to the ruling minions, It is they, monopolists, whoe for a pittance

buy everything in the Russian economy that has value.

On February 1, 1994, a private person,

a completely unknown mathematician, independently

establishes a new credit organization "MMM"

aiming to attract funds from the population.

The founder of MMM prints and sells his own shares

or as he calls them - tickets. They are sold by the principle:

"Today, it is always more expensive than yesterday."

MMM leads a previously unseen advertising campaign in the media.

A quarter of all broadcast time of all advertising stations in the country

is occupied by the advertisements of the MMM.

Thousands of sales offices of MMM's tickets open up.

The number of investors grows by a million every week.

Regular citizens across the country begin to use MMM shares to pay each other

as if those were rubles and dollars.

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Even you think that everything is so simple and easy.

Not only you, everyone thinks so, and have been, and will.

And I'll tell you - No! It's not easy,

Not at all, not easy,

Have you ever imagined what would happen to them all

when they ... realize?

Is it true that, what's his name ... Mamontov ...

really has 10 million shareholders? Really ? ... Son of a ...!

It cannot be ... - There might already be more by now...

We do not have reliable data. - So go and collect the data.

And then do something with it, and with him too.

In fact, Victor Semenovich, the number of sharefholders of Mamontov's,

as of yesterday, is 11,734,000.

Uh, son of a ...!

I declaire my signatures as the work of art,

Interesting!

Tell me, please, what determines the price

for these, as you call them, works fo art?

I determine the prices - How is that?

I determine and that's it. As long as the price today is

higher than it was yesterday. I'm ready to publish

the rates two weeks in advance, to keep people up to date,

with the clause that it's the projected price,

Projected price ?!

Legal consultations "Gutov".

Will you do a divorce? - We will, please come in!

Come on,

Listen, I've been thinking,

You and your pyramid...

you will certainly need a lawyer. Won't you?

MMM

Ok, I'm forwarding this case to Stas,

to the Federal Security Services.

Yes! Let them do everything on their side,

and you, in turn, here ... on your side.

Hundreds of enterprises everywhere in Russia

are stopping due to the lack of funds.

Workers fo for months without pay.

At the time when Mr. Mamontov pumps millions of rubles

into his cheap populistic shares.

On February 1, 1994, the the price of MMM's shares is announced for the first time.

The price a share is 1000 rubles.

And monitoring is increased? - Yes. The whole package.

Telephone conversations, bank accounts ...

Clear. - However, I do not understand,

if he's not one of Beliavskiy's, whose is he? It's impossible to work alone.

It says here that he's never been abroad.

With that kind of money! Looks like noone's behind him.

Here! As you told me ...

it's for the renovation and utilities, - Why are you placing it on the table?

Put them away, please. - I'm sorry.

Isn't it nice? - Yes it is.

Insert the candles.

You know, they wanted to kill me today. - Who?

My name is Zotik.

I'm working for the security service of Beliavskiy.

You came to kill me? - No. But according to Beliavskiy,

you will be killed in 4 hours and 35 minutes.

This security of yours is bad. If they shoot at me,

they can get you. - Lower your weapons.

Let me introduce to you... your new boss, Zotik ...

Dmitry Vasilievich. - And how will they kill me?

Nice.

No, really, they blew up the car.

So today it's also my birthday.

Olia, I do not know how to tell you.

I miss you and Irisha.

Let's try it again ... together. - Why?

Have you cleaned up after yourself? Well ... Very good.

I owe you.

One, two, three!

There you go, I'll get the plates.

Irisha... - Yes.

You know what I got for you?

Here you go,

This is a real Cavalier butterfly,

It flew to you from the distant Indonesia,

Irisha, are you a princess? - Yes, a princess.

Right, and every princess should have her own cavalier.

"Vnukovo" airport>

Look, Beliavskiy, your plane's nice,

but you could put a trademill in there, - I can lend you mine...

It's been collecting dust unused. I have enough running without it.

What, the legs feed the wolf? - Not just the wolf,

the whole pack. How are things with you? - Very well.

You see, it has no mouth. A caterpillar has one and a butterfly does not.

However, it has a proboscis, the food gets in there

through this surlice to this channel ...

And the gnawing apparatus, in the process of evolution

is retained only at the larval stage.

Look what my mother gave me. Look how beautiful it is!

Irisha, this is not beautiful, it's a piece of plastic

with some viscose threads. It's a cheap, Chinese ... imitation

That is what's beautiful! That ... - Are you crazy?

Do you understand that she's only 6 years old?

Come on, get ready and leave!

Money to lobby the Duma and the government has already been provided.

We will help you and the creditors, but we need guarantees.

Now it is important to adopt a law

of the de-monopolisation of your economy

The documents will be ready. - We'll do it,

We're do it. Excuse me.

Hello? - Ilya Viktorovich, good day,

I accidentally blew up my "Chaika". Do you know a good handyman?

Just kidding!

I do not have a sense of humor, Ilya Viktorovich,

In short, behave! - Now listen to me, Mamontov!

The connection is lousy.

Is that very Mamontov? I hear you have big problems

with the company. That the mass of investors goes to him,

I'll solve these problems. - Only without corpses.

What corpses? What are you talking about?

Beliavskiy, if you get rid of Mamontov now,

his investors will come to the streets and it'll all end up

with some kind of riots outside the parliament. And we need everything to be quiet,

and the parliament to be working, enacting the legislation.

Sergei Kondratievich, do you hear me?

We don't have time to print it, our printing is inadequate.

Guys, the safe goes in my office. Quickly!

They do not have that capacity. Neither us nor Europe.

I called everyone possible. - Print in China.

Of course, in China!

Hello, old man. Yes, it's me.

How's our leader and teacher? And his precious health?

Here's why I'm calling: There is ...

Again problems with that firm, MMM, This Mamontov is completely out of line.

I want to show him... Is HE in the Kremlin?

Can you report to HIM about this situation?

so that he makes an order, and I'll solve it myself.

Thank you, thank you, old man. Best! Hugs!

We have found a new "Chaika". - Let's go.

Maybe we should work out "the Arabic line"?

Or the Caucasian one? Or the Chinese one ...

Have you call the police? - Keep in mind

The young lady is not underage... Do you understand?

- What? I'm already 16 and I ...

Yes, I have the right to remain silent,

Everything I'll say will be used against me,

And I have the right to one phone call?

No, not really, It's disconnected, because I didn't pay the bill.

Nice cars the police has these days,

Where is the "Chaika"?

Wow, Are we moving to the next level?

Let's go.

Follow me!

What do you mean expensive? This is not a car, it's a relic!

Antosh, I connected to the neighbor. You can even call the United States now.

He'll get all the bills. - By the way, my grandfather,

received it for his work on testing

electronic lazers...

These seats still remember the buttocks of Joffe and Landau,

- Want an apple? - And why do you sell this rarity?

Ok, - The burden of a reckless heir.

My dad died so I sell it.

I decided not to stay long here. Live intense and die young ...

Well, while you're alive, let's go do the paperwork.

So, you're buying? - Yes.

Just like that, without bargaining? - Yes.

Right.

After them!

Listen, the question is certainly intimate,

but why do you want a "Chaika"? You have that great jeep.

You like government cars?

Gagarin. - What?

Gagarin drove through Moscow in a black "Chaika".

I was a kid, I saw him.

And I was filled with this ...

how to say ... pride!

I've decided that when I grow up I'll become an astronaut and buy a "Chaika".

I did not become an astronaut.

because of my vision. And a "Chaika" ...

Cool! Rubles or bucks?

Mamontovkas? - Excellent!

Listen, Mr. Nice Guy, since we've already started,

maybe you'll buy something else? Something else you may need?

For example? - I do not know, I have a variety of things.

Collection of vynils,

Maybe you buy a cottage, or, for example, my immortal soul?

I just really need the money. - The soul?

Or maybe not, One should not sell one's soul.

Why? - Not profitable.

You know how it turns out? On one hand,

a scarce amount of wealth

limited by one earthly life. And on the other hand,

the substance that extends into eternity

and not subject to any depreciation.

If we assume that the benefits from the purchased soul

have any economic value, even minimal

going to zero,

You will see that its eternal use

is larger than any finite quantity. So that the deal works well

for the buyer but not the seller. Especially because the price is determined by the buyer.

So, no, sorry! - Philology?

Physics-mathematics, waiting for my defense.

By how much will grow a capital of $ 2,000

in three years, with 20 per cent a year at a compound rate.

Method "annuity" it's ...

One plus two ... To the power of 3 ...

A thousand ... 1456 US dollars, There!

Why?

If you're already set, it's my turn.

The volume of investment is $ 3 million,

What is the time of return on investment at 10 per cent a year ...

What is the expected revenue?

1700 a year, Listen, do you have children?

Seven years, 138 days, 16 hours and 48 minutes.

Seriously!

These are mine by the way. - Want a job?

I'm ready!

The nature of this phenomenon is elementary.

Greed is the most powerful human vector.

A form of directed energy. The whole capitalism is structured

on the individual greed. These individual greeds

fights with one another. Yours with mine, mine with yours.

And thus burn each other,

aimlessly depleating amazing energy reserves.

I can put together the energy, buying each individual greed.

It's all clear. What about salary?

Wait ... you are Mamontov, aren't you?

Anton.

Come on, Anton.

Here we go,

In just half a year, the shares have risen 127 times.

Everyone's investing. Grandmas bring money set aside for funerals.

Directors of enterprises delay paying wages to send the money through MMM.

Even mobsters invested 90% of the mob's money ...

What's going on? If it continues to grow,

in a month Mamontov will hold

a quarter of all cash of the country.

And in three months, 40 per cent.

My goal is to gather all the fragmented, conflicting,

individual greeds into one. The greed of one,

no matter how strong, powerful, is nothing in comparison

to the greed of a million.

That is, MMM is some kind of an accumulator of greed?

And its generator.

Everyone brings their individual greed in the form of money.

With the growth of the interest, grows the greed,

in summary, corpuscular energy.

And this energy is mine! - Just like with us,

we always need to increase the dose.

Greed! You practically create your own money,

which is not subject to inflation? And your gold reserve is greed.

Unlike gold, greed is an inexhaustible resource.

The more a man gets, the more a man wants.

Where to place the couch? You should get your own office!

Really, Mamontov, and why you have so few girls in this company?

- They don't survive.

Currently, people take their savings from banks

and bring them to me to the MMM.

And the money comes in such amounts

that we don't have time to count it.

Money is not the goal. Money ...

... is just a means.

The country's going through privatization. Vast wealth is for sale

oil companies, metallurgy, mining.

You can buy everything. Resorts, laundromats, saunas ...

All are sold for pennies relative to their real value.

Divised by a genius! Do not allow foreigners to buy,

and in the country no one has the money.

Look how beautiful it is! - Apart from a few banks,

which can quietly buy everything.

Everything has been thought through, everything has beeb divided.

But here I am!

Zotik!

Why are you standing? Get down on the floor, face down.

And I've collected from the population the money

that the banks altogether do not have!

Sergei Kondratievich, good day to you. We are the tax inspection.

Please give us all necessary financial documentation.

Let's go.

Here you go.

Dear journalists, if you're ready, proceed!

Excuse me, gentlemen of the press, recording is prohibited.

Do not shoot! Gentlemen, please!

The rest is in another room, I will not bother you.

The key is in the door. - Sergei Kondratievich!

Yes?

"After the visit of the tax authorities to the headquarters of MMM,

investors rush to get rid of Mamontovkas"

"This thief is stealing from working people! Mamontov is a con artist!"

- Sergei Kondratievich, look what the bastards are doing!

Our children are hungry because of these papers.

What is this stuff?

Papers that ... are worth nothing.

These papers...

are Mamontovkas? True? - Let go of me!

Look!

The fools! - Find out who brought special forces!

What's there to find out? Beliavskiy! That's his style!

What do we have on the new one? - Anton Fomin, 23 years old.

Prodigy. He finished school at the age of 12.

The winner of all Moscow mathematical Olympiads,

We wanted to recruit him 3 years ago, for the coding department.

But he's a completely antisocial type, an alcoholic, problematic ...

Basically, a degenerate. - And what does Mamontov need him for?

Your task is to buy from scratch several clean banks.

There, we'll pour the money from the MMM.

On behalf of these banks, at all auctions of the country,

we'll be buying the country, I understand! And the tax inspectors?

While they'll are inspecting us, the whole country will become our investor,

including the tax inspectors!

Sergei Kondratievich! - Yes, I'm here.

I told you! I warned you! The panic dumping has began.

First, we work until the last customer, even if 24/7.

Secondly, increase the rate of growth 2.5 times,

until you calm down the panic.

Place the figures in each sales office. Now! Do you understand?

Gather a group of analysts.

I need the best pieces nationwide.

Won't there be a problem with the local mafia? - No, it won't. We'll have protection.

Oh my God! That much paper?!

And my father used to tell me since I was a kid: Antoha, you are born for great things.

And I did not believe him!

Dads should be trusted.

"As we've already reported: The state tax service of Russia

and the tax police department, have announced

that during their inspection of the MMM, they encountered gross violations of the tax laws.

However, the management of the MMM explains that they made only one transaction,

from which they had no profit, and that's why they did not pay taxes.�

- Hi, Rezo, - Hello, dear.

Here, I pay it back. That's everything, plus 1.5 per cent interest per day

for six months, as we agreed.

Relax, Serezha. Pay attention!

I did not call you here by accident. The printing office is in trouble.

That's my order. - No, not yours, these are fake...

You got some fat, Serezha, they started to forge you.

I thought that 5 per cent a day would better and fairer.

My counter offer is 15 million a month.

And what do you want from Rezo? - I'm interested in ...

auctions, privatization auction.

I'm interested in energy, oil, and metals.

I'm getting ready to buy stocks and you'll have to cover for me.

The work is great, all over the country.

and I need them not to not touch my boys,

to be left in piece to work. - Look, Serezha,

The media is writing about me too.

Tell me, is Kitaychik keeping his money in your shares?

I have no idea. Tickets are the bearer type,

nobody's asking for passports... - Here's what I'm asking you for ...

This suitcase of money... please transfer it into your "Mamontovkas",

And the millions which you'll be paying me, too.

And what to do with this, partner?

Technically, it's well done.

If you want, print payments for your guys.

Just make sure no one else does the same.

Dear audience, our apologies

for the inconvenience, But you'll have to finish your lunch

elsewhere, all of you, please, free up the space!

Greetings! Remember what you said?

That for all my debts one can buy your restaurant?

Take care of yourself,

Here will be an office.

Upstairs, there'll be Anton's office, the basement has to be enforced.

There will be a safe there.

Come on, guys, keep working, guys!

I've drunk through my best years here.

This place is magical. Are they there yet?

Around 200 people. -Bring them here, in groups of 20.

Who of you is dreaming in color?

Great, you're hired! Others are free to go.

I do not understand, what does it have to do with dreaming in color?

you see, Madam, I'll need people who're a little bit crazy.

Dreaming in color is a clinical confirmation of such a situation.

MegavazBank: three years on the market, 100 percent growth.

MegavazBank, the most reliable bank in Russia.

Is the narrator having an orgasm or something?

Let's use your voice to narrate...

You have such obertones. - Will you pay me?

Is Mamontov broadcasting his commercials from here?

Is it for sale?

Listen to me, please.

Money is being stolen. Do you understand?

Everyone is stealing! All partners are stealing. - Boss!

Consultation? - You need to take care of yourself.

I don't care. You're the lawyer, you think.

Gutov, leave us, please.

I need 7 cars of money. - For what?

I give them to Beliavskiy.

Have you seen his advertising campaign? He's expecting a great load of money and we'll give him that.

We'll deposit it in all his branches in large lots, and then we'll suddenly withdraw all at once.

- I'd like to open an account at your bank. It is important to find the right time!

We'll be opening accounts randomly, during 1 week, not to cause suspicion.

We have a very large client. Leave it all! Emergency cash-in-transit.

Possibly, you'll be observed.

So dump the money and do whatever you want.

But be visible. Eat, drink, splurge

how you wish. Change the shirt!

Is that all of your money?

Will 7 be enough? - In abundance.

It is important to find the right time! According to my estimates,

such an amount will be gone in a few weeks.

That's when we show up. Telephone connection

only through me. Have you understood anything?

What we have here, Vladivostok? - It's okay, Anton.

Everything is swallowed. My part is loaded.

Petersburg? - Antosh, according to my information

"Kirovskiy Plant" is already under MegavazBank.

Rostov-on-Don? - Only real estate.

Bought out half of the town. Paid only in cash.

Now, lay low, follow my signal.

Understand? the end of the conversation.

Where at? - At the kettle.

The journalists are here for you. When they heard about salary raises, they had no more questions

There are still a few people left, the older ones... But I think we can deal with them...

So that the control package of this channel now yours

I won't not be paying for the ads? - Of course not,

Now it's your ads! - Please sit down!

Prime time to be filled out only with our ads.

Advertisements have brought results.

No, really! Hits right at the goal.

We play big investors.

Does advertisement in Russia really work so well?

In Russia, only the advertisements work. What's this?

American breakfast, it's time to move to a healthy diet.

The idea is very timely. I'm almost ready.

You only need to approve it. We'll buy "Miss Russia"

and make the competition "Miss MMM". Isn't it global?

Antosha, to meet nice girls

sometimes it is enough go down to the metro,

Think about it ... -Sergej Kondratievich!

This is the camera that I installed in the treasury.

She's not the only one who's that "elastic", everybody steals.

Fire this one, and another one will come, even worse.

You will not change the human race.

Zotik, can you turn on the sound system?

Does it work?

Lidochka, you have such a pretty figure, and you're hiding it!

and as the Chief of the security services I'm requesting you

to come to work in tight shorts.

Sergei Kondratievich, I think you don't completely realize

the full potential of this resource. This if "fuzzy gold".

You need to let it into circulation.

Good morning, Miss. You look great!

Where can I find your boss? I have important documents for him.

As a result, our beauty, the winner of our competition, automatically goes to "Miss World"

where she appears with a huge golden inscription "Miss MMM"

Get it? - Anton, you have nothing better to do?

Go to the advertising department.

I understand, - Get some estimates, so I'll see.

Gentlemen ... There you are! stand here and watch carefully.

So, this is how you organized it? The real secret bunker,

I could barely catch you! - Congratulations! You caught me!

Familiarize yourself with these, please. - What is it?

This is an act of the tax inspection.

And when did you manage to inspect everything?

50 billion rubles.

Obviously you do not quite get it. That's 50 billion!

I understand. Give me a pen.

Here you go.

Return the pen, please.

The pen! - I'm sorry.

Is that all? - Yes.

You are free to go. - Thank you, I'm sorry.

That's it. What's up with the Megavaz?

Nothing could be done. He immediately signed.

Overall, he did not object.

And we left. He looked as if he ...

gets these papers every day. - Why 50 ?!

What not 150 billion ?! I was supposed to disclose this

to oppose the government. Do you know how much it costs

me to get special forces each time? You idiot! Get out of here!

Hello! Mamontov here...

Listen ... Tomorrow, take off all advertisements.

-Well, try! Take advertising off, and instead

put this text:

"The Government of the Russian Federation

has conducted an aggressive campaign against MMM.

The interests of millions of investors are under threat.

We are seeking to revoke the act of the tax inspection.

Otherwise, we're going to collect signatures

to have a referendum about our confidence in the government."

Comrade General, Special Edition of "Kommersant"

Instead of advertisements - Mamontov!

"The release to the government of the Russian Federation�

So, the war! Well, well.

"Starting today, all offices of the MMM are closed.

Investors discuss the announcement in the media

from Mr. Mamontov to the Russian authorities. The leader of MMM demands

that within 3 days the act of the tax inspection is annulled.

Otherwise, Sergei Mamontov threatens to begin the collection of signatures

for the referendum of confidence in the government.�

Mama!

Never before had a private company raised

the question of trust in authorities. - This is the third revolution in Russia!

Boys, who are you looking for? - We're from the tax office.

Sergei Kondratievich,

we have guests. They say they are form the tax office.

Turn on the TV for them. It will be useful to them to listen.

Please come, I have some tea ready.

How do you comment on Mamontov's threat of a referendum?

We are a legal state. If Mamontov does not agree

with the decision of the tax inspection he may appeal in the court.,

rather than blackmail authorities with riots.

Yes! Nothing! Works as it used to.

Sure everything is normal? All sales offices are closed.

But you're open? I looked at the documents.

I'm pleased. I really like everything.

You have lots of money in your accounts, therefore proceed with the purchases.

It's just the speed...! Go for it! Ride like a locomotive.

Otherwise, it makes no sense. They'll destroy us.

Are you not afraid? - Anton,

nothing to be afraid of, I'm covering for you.

Good morning. - Hello, Sergey Kondratievich.

Please have a seat!

What brings you here?

Your complaints are accepted. The act of the tax audit

was conducted with a number of violations

and is no longer valid.

Now what? - There will be a new inspection

but strictly according to the law. Within 10 days

you may submit your documents to the tax police.

Our business card.... If you have any questions, please call.

Always will be pleased to help.

The Bureau of economic counterintelligence.

Terrific!

And who should I ask for? Comrade Mikhail Viktorovich?

Or Mr. Mikhail Viktorovich? - No, just Mikhail Viktorovich.

Can I ask you, Mikhail Viktorovich?

Yes, of course. - Tell me, did you masturbate when you were a young man?

I do not understand! Come again? - Did you masturbate?

I see...

Will you stay for some pasta?

Hold it!

Are you kidding me? What kind of car thief?

I told you - an accomplice! - I had to deal with the invoice!

I'm telling the truth!

We found the truck - Where?

In Mytishchi, at the dump site. Burnt to ashes.

Mamontov gained another three months,

until the reconstruction of the documents.

"As we have reported, within next few weeks

a new tax inspection or MMM was supposed to take place.

But in the course of loading documents,

the special vehicle was stolen. This confirms that the tax ... �

Do you have a coin? - No, I do not.

Gutov's waiting outside, hiding.

Hello, Antosh. - Do you have any coins?

No, not really. - You see, Antosh,

last time we barely made it.

There is less time now, today or tomorrow they will

squeeze Kondratievich. - So what?

We need to think of ourselves! Let's ...

create our a bit of padding, an offshore company. What do you think?

I've figured everything. The mechanisms are not complex.

Gutov, turn around! - Why?

Turn around! - Why? Do I have a stain?

What kind of people are you?

Bravo! Miss MMM!

Has he completely gone mad?

Soon he'll glue his three "M"'s on all boobs in the country.

The end! Russia has perished! Soon we'll all moo: M-M-M!

This Mamontov is a great player.

Why don't you turn him into an ally?

Sergei Kondratievich, if you only knew how sad Antosha was

that you were not at the ceremony. He's been waiting for you.

Such a triumph! And without the boss! Sergei Kondratievich! No, it's not the same!

What's that muzzle of yours? And, I remember you!

Here everything is by my rules.

By your rules? I doubt it.

Bravo! A tough one!

It could be even tougher! - And what do you want for it?

Arrange me an interview with Mamontov!

You don't want an interview with me? - And who are you?

Sergei Kondratievich, what brings you here ...

As I expeccted, noone expected me. Am I right?

Honestly, I didn't think you'd make it.

I myself didn't think so. What would I do here?

What do you mean "what"? To bathe in the rays of fame and success.

Sergei Kondratievich, - Is that all you need?

Like some smelly Papuan for glass beads!

What is it that you do not like? We bought everything!

Business is booming, the whole country is ours! What else?

And besides your pyramid, excuse me, there are a lot of other pyramids.

Interesting! - For example, a pyramid of joy.

It's a whole new world which now begins.

We should teach people to spend money. It's a pity you do not understand.

In humans, you are only interested in greed.

Joy is not interesting. Time is limited, so - finite.

So you learned to stand at the top of the pyramid?

Your legs will eventually slide apart, and the tip will stick through your scrotum.

Do not teach me how to spend my money! I've earned it!

I'm not in your closet with the skeletons.

And if I drink, I drink because it's my driving force, my fuel.

My brain works better like that.

It is a way to influence you. These are all the objects of impact on your will.

They'll use it, discard it and take it all to an offshore company.

Haven't they proposed it yet? - Just a minute ...

I have not yet sold you my soul! You remember?

My brain - yes, but the soul - I'm sorry. - Useless investment.

Why buy a soul, when I can buy a life?

And yours too. - You are wrong!

You cannot buy something that does not exist. You're a mathematician.

Theorems work but where are the ones who proved them?

You're not my father to ... - I am more than a father to you!

I gave you a chance to screw the world!

And what did I do?

And all you've done is to let the world screw you.

Sergei Kondratievich!

It seems to me that your anger hurts you more

than those at whom you are angry.

I do not know what anger is ... I only make conclusions.

What do you need? - I am after you.

- I do not give interviews. - I do not need an interview.

I want to sleep with you.

Tell me, are you sleeping with all the subjects of your stories?

It is my professional approach.

I distinguish my subjects by their libido. Sex is the best way

to understand a person, and the fastest.

And what about my libido?

Absolutely fits your personality.

To be serious, I do not sleep with my objects.

Am I an object?

A photographer should not intervene in a life.

Just to record. I know a reporter,

he worked in Kalmykia.

There was a fire in the stalls with horses,

Horses are all worked up, already have their manes on fire...

and the door is locked... Pretty wild ...

First, he wanted to free them but then just started to shoot.

People came, put out the fire but the horses all died.

I hope you've successfully sold the photos.

Pick up the phone.

Hello? - I'm in the shower.

He's in the shower.

You are invited to the expanded session of the Government.

Tonight at five. - I'll think about it.

He'll think about it.

Yes, - This is Beliavskiy.

I suggest a meeting before the session of the Government.

Where and when? - In Obidenskiy park at the waterfall.

At three.

If our government disturbs us during love making,

why do we need such a government?

Sergei Kondratievich, let me introduce to you: Georgiy.

The master of communication techniques.

So, what interests you this time? - We want to record a conversation

that it is impossible to record.

Outside or inside? - Outside, in the park.

Right, if you can not hear, then you can see.

I've seen you somewhere.

May I?

Do you have glasses with a thin frame?

I really admire you, Sergei Kondratievich.

In half a year to raise such a giant!

While I, with my American friends,

was trying to work with the family, with the parliament ...

And you, you come from the bottom and take with all the mass ...

Amazing!

And how many investors do you already have?

American friends ... Very interesting!

Yes, I have partners across the ocean.

The biggest funders. The greatest!

Many of them are interested. - I'm flattered.

I'm authorized to speak with you about negotiations regarding the MMM.

Price? - Fifty

billion dollars.

What do you need the MMM for? - To influence, Sergei Kondratievich.

To influence! - Tell your friends:

I refuse their flattering offer.

Sergei Kondratievich, $ 50 billion.

Think about it. Do not rush. - I think really fast.

Is this you final answer?

Ilya Viktorovich, I do not trade Russia.

In that case ... Look ...

I'll dump my Americans and we'll begin to rule together.

Together, you and me!

And what do I need you for?

No electromagnetic waves. The object is clean.

Who would have thought a year ago!

When it was shot at from the tanks!

If they wanted, it would have folded like a house of cards.

But that's the theory.

But that threatens with a social explosure!

Millions of ordinary people will be deceived.

Where is the meeting of the Government?

Come here. You cannot!

It is an ordinary financial pyramid where an investor

is paid crazy returns from other investors.

And at the same time they manage

to be late to the session of the Government. Proceed.

Mamontov, using the difficulties of this transition period,

took away the savings of naive people, our citizens.

The Ministry of Interior Affairs is waiting for the decision

of the Government and the Prosecutor's Office. We are ready today.

As Mr. Mamontov to take appropriate measures

of influence. - Mr. Minister,

Yes? - In connection with the present

transition period, may I ask: how expensive is your watch?

What are you ... - Your watch on your wrist.

What does it cost? $ 20000, 30, 50?

What is your salary? Or is it top secret?

Interesting. Are we here to lose time

to discuss someone's watch?

We do not have time for that. If you have something specific

please... If you do not - go ahead.

Yes,

And how much does his own watch cost?

As of today, MMM has 20 million investors,

Not 3 or 4, as the Duma may think,

20 millions of investors, With the inflow of 1 million a week.

This is the new currency.

People use it to trade like dollars.

Many entrepreneurs use it to pay their workers.

In half a year... No, before that...

The tickets of MMM will automatically become

the dominant currency in this country.

And how do you intend, how do you say ...

with this your Mamontovkas? - We must begin

a mass implementation of share of MMM in the West!

With the example of the fantastic success here, in Russia,

and an aggressive, daily properly focused advertising campaign,

hundreds of billions of dollars will flow into our economy.

Drawn to the chance to participate in privatization

of our vast natural resources, land,

space and scientific technologies, investors from around the world

will turn MMM in the world's largest accumulator of wealth.

I repeat, the greatest in the history of mankind financial fund.

The state will get a huge amount of money! Huge!

In a few months, you'll forget about the budget deficit

non-payments of pensions, and so on.

Why pumping oil, if you can pump money?

Mamontovkas will become alternative to the dollar.

A new world currency, and Russia will become

nothing less than the superpower.

Not based on military power,

but based on of its economic strength.

Socialism is in the past. Capitalism has not yet occurred.

Russia has a unique chance to transform

from being the West's supplier of raw materials to a global financial center.

I ask only one thing:L legal protection

of the MMM shares and state guarantees.

The simplest and most effective way is to use land as a guarantee of the country.

Now, it is noone's! Noone cultivates it.

Announce to the whole world that MMM tickets

are guaranteed by 1/6 of the world's land area,

and the greedy West will overwhelm you with not billions, trillions already!

Let's merge your administrative resources

and diplomatic ties with my skills and projections.

I can supply all the calculations.

Decide, gentlemen,

Or something like that

I'll do without you.

- I would like ...

One second! - Sergei Kondratievich,

Someone brought an envelope. Lida gave it to me.

It says in large letters: "Urgent for Mamontov

from his daughter Irochka" It is a provocation.

Hello, you hear? I will not open without your permission.

Too much talking. Read the details to me! What is written?

Your daughter has been kidnapped. Wait for the call.

If you call the cops, we'll dissolve her in acid.

Sergei Kondratievich!

On the count of three: one, two, three!

Yes,

Irochka, - Daddy, I'll behave ...

Anyone next to you wearing masks or not? Just say yes or no.

No. - Irochka, nothing to be afraid of.

Soon I'll come and get you. Nothing will happen.

Now listen to me. Call your office and tell them

to prepare and send $ 100 million.

In half an hour, a white Lada will approach the back entrance.

Load the bags into the car. - Lida, has Anton called?

I'm not talking to you! - As soon as he does, I'll tell you.

Listening! - Try anything,

and we'll send you your daughter in liquid condition.

We call it "a pickle". Do you understand?

Now let me tell you something.

You'll give me my daughter tonight by midnight.

And if not, I announce a reward for your heads:

$25 million for the dead,

$50 million for the living and another $10 million

for all of your family members. Who do you have there?

Mother, father, wife, child, grandmothers...

The entire country will be after you.. - Mamontov, I did not understand.

You're not sorry for your daughter? - I'll make another one! Got it?

Another one?!

Olga!

Olga!

Knopka, you have an important task!

Buy two bottles of champagne. - Special reserves?

No, the regular one, "Sovetskoe".

Olga!

Olga, whoa!

And more ... Send the security home and call me a cab, got it?

And where are you going?

You know what I realized?

Every man is a pyramid.

I'm going to the Boss. You be there too at midnight, please.

Olia, I ... Please, don't!

Olia, listen to me.

They do not wear masks and are not afraid to be recognized.

They have no intention of returning her.

They're just gonna take what they want and then they'll ...

Anton, hold on! When? When ?!

Tomorrow at 12, Megavaz is mine,

Yours...

Yours...

Anton is not here. Mamontov's speaking.

Do as he told you.

Close all accounts.

I want to withdraw all my money and close the account.

There is no money! - Not a problem.

In that case I will initiate the bankruptcy procedures.

I'm ready to accept real estate, shares.

And what else do you have?

"The main event of the day is the collapse of Megavaz,

the most stable banks in the country. In his interview to our radio station,

the owner and well-known businessman Ilya Beliavskiy

called this situation a "daring intrigue of his competitor, MMM".

Mamontov's trying to present himself as some Robin Hood, but in fact

with his terroristic financial methods, he's trying to destroy

the banking system of the country. Mamontov thinks he's Robin Hood

and moves to an open attack

against the Russian banking system. He the threat for the whole country!

The management of the MMM's refused to comment on the situation around Megavaz.�

Hello! - You screwed up?

When did I suggest you to get rid of the student?

In short, go abroad.

So that I never see you again.

Sergei Kondratievich, I cannot take the responsibility for all that's happened.

Sergei Kondratievich! - Gutov has problems. Go to him.

Sixth floor, apartment 57. Windows look out on both sides

I'll get the yogurt and I'll be back. - No need to be here.

You're the only one who know I'm here.

And what about that article about me?

Will you send it to me? - I have not finished it yet.

Cool!

Do you want to make some money? - Me?

Take it to this address. Ask for Vera.

Give it to her in person. Will you?

Of course. - When you get back. You'll get more.

We'll see. - I'll be waiting for you. In an hour.

Zotik, was there a call from the government?

Hello, Gutov, listen to me. Do not interrupt.

As of today, stop all payments,

Close all sales offices. - How? It's impossible.

Investors will revolt. Sergei Kondratievich, listen to me ...

Let people go storm the Kremlin. Let them smear them all over the sidewalks.

The end, hang in there!

"Today in St. Petersburg all sales offices

of MMM are closed.�

"Exacerbated is the situation around the MMM. Angry over the closed sales offices,

investors have taken to the streets and ask the government

to stop the campaign against MMM and Sergei Mamontov.

Many called it prerevolutionary and assumed

that the Kremlin will be compelled to negotiate with the rogue businessman.�

"The situation is evolving, This morning

the Organizing Committee of the MMM appealed to investors

to block the Ministry of Finance.�

"Analysis of events assure us that Sergey Mamontov

is ready to present its investors on the Red Square

and to dismiss the government, which does not respect

the interests of its people.�

Collect signatures for a referendum for the dismissal of the government.

Hello, Zotik, any calls from the Government?

No, Sergei Kondratievich, - They can go to hell!

Sergei Kondratievich, angry masses...

God forbid they go to the sales offices, - Let them go, let them rob them!

Make them feel the power!

"One after the other the offices of the Company are closing.

People are panicking ... " I call on the ... responsibility,

Social tensions are at their peak,

He's about to collapse the banking system of Russia,

I wonder if that Mamontov is even normal?

Sergei Kondratievich, if you hear me: we'll surely find you and will provide you

with the best medical help

for your grave psychiatric problem.

Gutov, no news? - No, the government is silent.

What is this? - This? Nothing in particular.

Just a war.

"How will the government respond to the aggressive tactics of Mamontov?

Will they agree to negotiate with this popular businessman?

Where will Mamontov be tomorrow - in the government or in jail?

How will the conflict end state structures

and new financial revolutionaries?�

"Most of the flights were canceled. According to data from the weather center,

Moscow is approached by a cyclone from northern Europe ...

In Moscow, due to a possible storm there was issued a warning.

All relevant services are placed in the standby mode.�

"The country begins to panic. All investors of the MMM

are getting rid of "Mamontovkas". And Mamontov has fled the country.�

We have just formed an initiative group for the referendum

about the confidence in the government and we're proposing Mamontov

as the prime minister and president. The government is constantly cheating and stealing.

Mamontov does not cheat and does not steal. Quite the contrary ...

No problem ... the MMM is

already in the government ...

Do not move! Hands behind your back!

Comrade Colonel! Police got Mamontov.

They found when ...

Yes, Mom. Do you hear? Mamontov was arrested.

Yes, now you'l buy an apartment!

Money back, asshole! ... Take him to jail!

Let's go to the main office of MMM.

There we with citizen Mamontov will perform an investigative experiment.

Yes, Mamontov?

Do not push me. - Take it easy! Careful,

we're caring such a person! Citizen Mamontov should tell us

where he's hiding the money. - What are you doing?

We? Our job! And, I must admit,

for a very modest fee. And we do not need much, Mamontov.

Right, guys? - Screw you ...

What the hell? I do not understand, who is...

... in charge here?

Come on,

Careful!

In Afganistan I was the commander of the shock brigades,

We raided the villages and killed everyone,

Women, children ...

But you, Sergei Kondratievich, is the strongest man

I've ever seen,

My name is Popov, Stanislav Valerievich.

The general of the FSSs.

Why do you need me?

Personally, you do not appeal to me.

Paranoid, with megalomania...

A ticking time bomb. But I like to work

with the enemies of my enemies.

I suggest cooperation. Currently our goals coincide.

We are happy neither with the Kremlin morons

nor with criminal clans, domestic or foreign.

We believe that our country deserves a better fate

and in fact we agree with you.

With the armies of your investors, through a referendum,

we'll take the power away from the former and will keep it out of the hands of the latter.

And here you'll play a major role.

You know why we hadn't destroyed your MMM back in its infancy?

We understood what benefits you can bring!

Should I be grateful? - Yes, Sergei Kondratievich,

personally to me. And that you're alive and well, too.

I redirected my man from Beliavskiy to you.

Dmitry Vasilyevich Zotik. Colonel Federal Service.

And I wondered: Why is that security of Mamontov's,

like clock work? And that was our man!

Hear me, Major?

When they form a new, legally elected government,

which will be guided by proper state interests,

you'll transfer MMM to the government

and you'll become an honorary president of the Supervisory Board.

This is for your work,

Are you using Mamontovkas by any chance? - Me? No, Comrade Colonel.

Too bad! And I've invested! I managed to spin three times!

before all this started. In the end did not turn out bad.

Here!

Sergei Kondratievich, good day, Come on in!

You dropped these.

You do not look good, Sergei Kondratievich.

The dead look even worse.

"Mr. Mamontov created a classic pyramid

using the funds of new investors to pay the existing ones.

He wanted to get rich quick through naive and greedy citizens.�

You alone invented the story with the referendum?

Only to became a national hero. I won't hide,

you have all or nearly all of the features for it.

Sergei Kondratievich, you are a smart man. But I'll repeat to you,

the story with the referendum is nonsense, idealism!

My American friends say, one should act simpler

according to our Russian ways. To spit on all these Western, democratic nuances.

You need to bring all your investors

to the Red Square, with slogans... I will provide

media support. Here, I recommend to record

a brief statement to the nation.

Here's the text of the statement.

I suggest you record it right now.

In half an hour we'll broadcast, And then expand at a cosmic speed.

You know the magic power of the mass media.

Your advertising campaign of the MMM was a masterpiece.

Simple and ingenious. But I acted even simpler and more ingenious.

You paid for your ads on television.

And I bought the television.

What time is it? - What?

Time ... what is it? - Five minutes to five.

Lord! Maybe I should buy the Meteorological Center?

Sergei Kondratievich, let's go to the studio.

And if I refuse? - Really, refuse?

we worked really hard for you. - Believe us!

You leave us no choice. All this time your daughter

was in complete safety.

You bastards.

I'm just a cook.

You made my bank collapse, but I'm not offended.

I knew that it was capitalism.

War of all against all. I agree!

I'll make you the president of the Committee of National Salvation.

And exactly in one month, you'll be the head of state.

Of course, you will not be able to make the decisions by yourself.

Agree, Mamontov!

I ... I want to see my daughter.

Daddy!

Irisha!

Come on, pick up the phone, it'll be interesting to you.

Yes?

Then, come this way ... Look ...

"I'll dump my Americans and we'll do it, the two of us,

together - you and me."

If you do not immediately release us, tomorrow this recording will

be all over the news.

Trace the call!

Cool...

Will you take us, or should we call a cab?

Yeah, my mom is waiting for us at home.

Help...

Ambulance? An old man is dying here ...

Looks like a heart attack. Where? At the park, the central alley.

Hang in there! The doctor is coming.

Dad, why, aren't we going to my mom?

Irisha

whatever they say about me,

Please know I have never been ... a thief ...

ITAR-TASS reports that the extraction of the financial documents of the MMM

was initiated by the tax police on Thursday.

The ownership of the company is sealed

and placed under control. Sergey Mamontov ... was arrested,

in suspicion for non-payment of taxes and is now

remanded by the tax police.

SEVEN YEARS LATER

What is this stuff? - Fat-free....

Because of your age...

Come on!

Let me demonstrate you my age.

In early 2011, the founder of the MMM again draws attention to himself.

This time, with the construction of the global financial pyramid

through the Internet. According to his idea, in 2011, MMM will

shake and permanently alter the financial world order.