The fire department is preparing for the New Year. Three activists of amateur performances decide to kidnap professional artists for a New Year's concert. A police captain investigates the kidnapping and listens to complaints from the “unkidnapped” artists.

Mikhail Pugovkinas senior police lieutenant / French police officer
Oleg Anofrievas «kidnapper» / amateur arts activist
Savely Kramarovas «kidnapper» / amateur arts activist
Evgeniy Steblovas «kidnapper» / amateur arts activist
Vladimir Belokurovas Belokurov
Yukhym Berezinas Berezin
Yurii Tymoshenkoas Tymoshenko
Serafima Birmanas Birman
Aleksandr Borisovas Borisov
Zinovi Vysokovskyas Vysokovsky
Aleksandr Knyazhinsky