![]() ![]() Foma is a bit rough for the school environment, so he gets into trouble every time. To gain the trust of his boss again, the guy (Foma) starts to work as a sports teacher ("fizruk" in Russian) at the school where the daughter of oligarch is studying. He used to be head of security of an oligarch who kicks him out from work because his violent 90s methods seem outdated for the 21st century. The plot is the standard situation comedy: the main character gets into trouble every episode and has to find a solution. ![]() You could watch it with your grandma and your hipster friends and everybody would laugh and understand (similar to the feature film Gorko in this way). In that way, the series functioned as a sort of unifying medium for all of those very different classes of society. There is a typical 90s bandit character, a young startup entrepreneur, a bunch of pretty women of different age and social status, a powerful school director (also a woman), an oligarch, reckless teenagers, cops, weirdos, old people and all kinds of other characters. The special thing about this show is that it unified the whole Russia in every episode. One of them is "Fizruk" / PT Teacher, the TV show series that had a phenomenal success in 2013-2014 when it was premiered. ![]() During the recent years Russian cinema has produced several notable series, which are not only pleasant to watch but also offer insights about the Russian culture and society of today. ![]()
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