The Third Take

Leningrad. Early 1990s. During the filming of the video, the popular singer Leonid Oreshnikov rode his bicycle around the corner and disappeared. Oreshnikov is known for his adventurous character, so it is not entirely clear whether he escaped, was kidnapped, or was it just a prank. Captain Panin begins the investigation. The tandem of writer Sergei Vysotsky and director Lev Tsutsulkovsky gave the audience more than one good detective film (among them “Three Rainy Days”, “Habitat”), “The Third Take” became their last joint work. The topic of kidnapping was especially in demand at that time, and the experienced detective Vysotsky paid tribute to it. So investigator Panin plunges into the world of theatrical intrigue and bohemian filmmakers, imbued with envy of his neighbor’s success and his material wealth. Many people from this environment are not bad, but they are in no hurry to reveal their secrets, confusing the investigation.