Roots (2005)

Shameless slimeball Eduard "Edik" Letov - clad in an everpresent Hawaiian shirt - puts the sting on alien travelers hoping to connect with their roots, by having local phonies pose as the visitors' long-lost relatives. Complications abound when Letov attempts to pass off an entire village under the guise of a community wiped out during the Second World War. The arrival of a group of trouble-causing misfits, among them mobster Barukh - who wishes to bury his mother's remains, only to discover that someone keeps exhuming them - and the lech Simon - a Canadian with an insatiable fetish for his sexy translator - turn Letov's latest scheme into a veritable cat's cradle.

Released Oct. 5, 2005 103 min 17+

Genres: Comedy, Drama

Keywords: soundmix.dolby-digital

Production Companies: ARTE France Cinéma, Canal+, Catherine Dussart Productions (CDP), Karo Premiere, ONIX FIlm

Country: France
Production Countries: France, Russia
Languages: Russian