Release CalendarTop 250 MoviesMost Popular MoviesBrowse Movies by GenreTop Box OfficeShowtimes & TicketsMovie NewsIndia Movie Spotlight
    What's on TV & StreamingTop 250 TV ShowsMost Popular TV ShowsBrowse TV Shows by GenreTV News
    What to WatchLatest TrailersIMDb OriginalsIMDb PicksIMDb SpotlightIMDb Podcasts
    OscarsCannes Film FestivalStar WarsAsian Pacific American Heritage MonthSummer Watch GuideSTARmeter AwardsAwards CentralFestival CentralAll Events
    Born TodayMost Popular CelebsCelebrity News
    Help CenterContributor ZonePolls
For Industry Professionals
  • Language
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Watchlist
Sign In
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Use app
  • Cast & crew
  • User reviews
IMDbPro

Simple Things

Original title: Prostye veshchi
  • 2007
  • 1h 50m
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
497
YOUR RATING
Original Russian DVD cover
Simple Things / Prostye Veshchi (2007) - Trailer
Play trailer1:53
1 Video
1 Photo
ComedyDrama

A dying actor asks a doctor to help him commit suicide in return for a masterpiece.A dying actor asks a doctor to help him commit suicide in return for a masterpiece.A dying actor asks a doctor to help him commit suicide in return for a masterpiece.

  • Director
    • Alexei Popogrebsky
  • Writer
    • Alexei Popogrebsky
  • Stars
    • Sergey Puskepalis
    • Leonid Bronevoy
    • Svetlana Kamynina
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    7.0/10
    497
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Alexei Popogrebsky
    • Writer
      • Alexei Popogrebsky
    • Stars
      • Sergey Puskepalis
      • Leonid Bronevoy
      • Svetlana Kamynina
    • 1User review
    • 6Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 20 wins & 13 nominations total

    Videos1

    Simple Things
    Trailer 1:53
    Simple Things

    Photos

    Top cast29

    Edit
    Sergey Puskepalis
    Sergey Puskepalis
    • Sergei Maslov
    Leonid Bronevoy
    Leonid Bronevoy
    • Zhuravlyov
    Svetlana Kamynina
    • Katya
    Dinara Kutuyeva
    • Lena
    Ivan Osipov
    • Pyotr
    Malkhaz Zhvaniya
    • Georgy
    Ivan Shvedoff
    Ivan Shvedoff
    • Vasin
    • (as Ivan Shvedov)
    Luiza Markova
    • Ksyusha
    Lyubov Makeeva
    • Rita
    Gennadiy Bogachyov
    • Psarev
    Dmitriy Bykovskiy-Romashov
    Dmitriy Bykovskiy-Romashov
    • Manager
    • (as Dmitriy Bykovskiy)
    Sergey Styopin
    Sergey Styopin
    • Pavel
    Aleksandr Bezrukov
    Aleksandr Bezrukov
    • Antiquary
    Tsyrendari Sambuyeva
    • Orange Jacket
    Konstantin Vorobyov
    Konstantin Vorobyov
    • Operated Patient
    Olga Samoshina
    Olga Samoshina
    • Operated Patient's Wife
    Sergei Volkosh
    • 1st Officer
    Boris Bedrosov
    • 2nd Officer
    • Director
      • Alexei Popogrebsky
    • Writer
      • Alexei Popogrebsky
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    More like this

    The Boy's Word: Blood on the Asphalt
    7.6
    The Boy's Word: Blood on the Asphalt
    Snegir
    7.1
    Snegir
    Koktebel
    6.9
    Koktebel
    Ottepel
    7.7
    Ottepel
    Doktor
    6.8
    Doktor
    How I Ended This Summer
    6.9
    How I Ended This Summer

    Storyline

    Edit

    Did you know

    Edit
    • Connections
      Featured in Legends of World Cinema: Leonid Bronevoy
    • Soundtracks
      Lyuftbalun
      Composed by Dmitry Katkhanov (as Dm. Katkhanov)
      Performed by Anonimnye A
      Solists Ivan Lebedev and Viktor Pivtorypavlo
      © Dm. Katkhanov 2006

    User reviews1

    Featured review
    9/10

    Simple hard life

    "Simple Things" by Aleksey Popogrebskiy is a benefit of the legendary Russian actor Leonid Bronevoy. The story of friendship and a difficult choice in the relationship between an aging famous actor and an anastasiologist doctor, in whose life everything went wrong.
    • Zhorzhik-Morzhik
    • Mar 7, 2020
    • Permalink

    Top picks

    Sign in to rate and Watchlist for personalized recommendations
    Sign in

    Details

    Edit
    • Release date
      • May 3, 2013 (Poland)
    • Country of origin
      • Russia
    • Official sites
      • Koktebelfilms.ru
      • Official site (Russia)
    • Language
      • Russian
    • Also known as
      • Jednostavne stvari
    • Production company
      • Koktebel Film Company
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

    Edit
    • Gross worldwide
      • $79,856
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    Edit
    • Runtime
      1 hour 50 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

    Related news

    Contribute to this page

    Suggest an edit or add missing content
    Original Russian DVD cover
    Top Gap
    By what name was Simple Things (2007) officially released in Canada in English?
    Answer
    • See more gaps
    • Learn more about contributing
    Edit page

    More to explore

    Recently viewed

    Please enable browser cookies to use this feature. Learn more.
    Get the IMDb app
    Sign in for more accessSign in for more access
    Follow IMDb on social
    Get the IMDb app
    For Android and iOS
    Get the IMDb app
    • Help
    • Site Index
    • IMDbPro
    • Box Office Mojo
    • License IMDb Data
    • Press Room
    • Advertising
    • Jobs
    • Conditions of Use
    • Privacy Policy
    • Your Ads Privacy Choices
    IMDb, an Amazon company

    © 1990-2025 by IMDb.com, Inc.