Two people: Igor, an ex-athlete living aimlessly and chasing rubles to get drunk and Vera, a dowdy librarian, try to find their luck by planning to fall in love with each other based on "psychological conditioning".

Oleg Yankovskiyas Igor Bragin
Evgeniya Glushenkoas Vera Silkova
Irina Reznikovaas Natasha (as I. Reznikova)
Natalya Yegorovaas отдыхающая «дикарём» с семьей на природе
Yuriy Dubrovinas Petrushin (as Yu. Dubrovin)
Vsevolod Shilovskyas Kolya (as V. Shilovskiy)
Kira Krejlis-Petrovaas Vera's mother (as K. Kreylis-Petrova)
Nikolay Drozdovas anchorman
Sergey Astakhov