The film “Stop on Demand” was released in 2000. The director was Janik Fayziev, who graduated from VGIK in 1991. He participated in the creation of such projects as “Kinopanorama”, “Interception”, “The other day”, “Ten Songs about Moscow” and “The Lord of Taste”. The series was shot at the TRITE studio. Genre is a melodrama. The audience liked the story so much that in 2001 the sequel was filmed - “Stop on Demand-2”. Around the same time, the Kommersant Vlast publication commented on the series as follows: “Its plot is the clearest example of a service novel in the tradition of Russian cinema.” The film was partially shot in the small town of Zarechye near Moscow.
Plot
In the first season, the audience follows the ups and downs of life of a simple layman Smirnov. He is a typical “average person” (even his last name indicates this): work, home, sweet but simple wife Natasha. On a rainy day, the spouses quarrel over some trifling matter, and Smirnov decides to visit his mother - fortunately, he has not done this for a long time. So, the province, drizzling rain, longing, the outskirts of the city; stop on demand (that is, a place where the bus driver stops only if asked about it).
The hero patiently waits for a passing vehicle, not too hoping for luck. And no wonder - in such a rude place you can hang around for hours. However, luck smiles unexpectedly at Smirnov: the beautiful Irina hurries off somewhere along the same road in an expensive car. Of course, she is not like Quiet Natasha: strong, courageous, independent, independent - in general, a real business woman. Thinking, Irina douses a lonely Smirnov standing at the edge of the road with dirty water from a puddle. It would be logical to assume that the arrogant lady would only grin and go on, but conscience wakes up in Ira. She stops and picks up a man drenched from head to foot.
So stopping on demand radically changes the fate of both. Feeling guilty, Irina takes Smirnov to her home, in a luxurious apartment. There she patiently listens to his confused outpourings, then they part, as it turns out soon, for the time being. Soon they meet again, then again and again. Before the eyes of the audience, a real story about Cinderella unfolds, only turned upside down. The action includes Irina's ex-husband, who, ironically, falls in love with Smirnov’s wife. “Stop on demand” is a film about a love quadrangle that overturns the usual way of life of heroes.
Second season
The continuation of the series was no less exciting and exciting. Andrei Smirnov parted with Irina - her beauty and sophistication no longer seduce a fed-up hero. Having earned a fairly large amount of money, he again converges with Natasha, his ex-wife. What remains for Irina? Just tackle the ex-husband, Klenin. The business woman is forced to save him from an ongoing series of failures and troubles.
Awards
The series "Stop on demand" has received many awards. In particular, Olga Drozdova was awarded the prize for Best Actress at the Festival of Game Television Films “Flashes 2001”. Anatoly Maksimov and Konstantin Ernst for the best production work were given TEFI.