Nikolai (played by Sergei Dontsov) has been fired from his job as a music teacher and has to live in the gym until he finds a place to stay. Finally, he gets a communal room in the apartment of Gorokhov (Victor Mikhalkov). The room's previous inhabitant, an old lady, has died a year ago, and yet her cat, Maxi, is still in the locked room, healthy and fat. Soon, Nikolai and his neighbours discover the mystery: there is a window to Paris in the room. That's when the comedy begins - will the Russians be able to cope with the temptation to profit from the discovery?

Agnès Soral
as Nicole

Sergey Dreyden
as Nikolay Chizhov

Viktor Mikhaylov
as Gorokhov

Nina Usatova
as Vera

Kira Krejlis-Petrova
as Mother-in-law Gorokhov

Natalya Ipatova
as daughter Gorokhov

Viktor Gogolev
as Ivan Kouzmitch

Tamara Timofeeva
as Mariya Olegovna

Andrey Urgant
as Gulyaev

Jean Rupert
as Monsieur Prevost