The Waiting Room

Original title: Зал ожидания

• 1998
• •
• Ended
• •
• 16+

• Family

★ 7.7 TMDB Rating · 3 votes

A 'runaway' homeless man, once a renowned athlete, finds himself marooned in the small, snow-covered town of Zarechensk. Victor lands a job at an orphanage, where he soon meets a young teacher who becomes both a compassionate friend and the love of his life. However, fate doesn't play out simply as good or bad; it unfolds in a way that makes the hero realize one cannot run away from oneself. Consequently, it is in Zarechensk that a train carrying a film crew from the capital, on their way back to Moscow, is compelled to delay their journey for a few days. Remarkably, Zarechensk becomes the place where a director finally discovers the perfect actress for his leading role and encounters a man who has fled from her love. Meanwhile, a producer makes the ultimate decision to select this town as the filming location for her upcoming movie.

Seasons

1

Episodes

10

Episode length

~50m

First aired

Mar 16, 1998

Networks

Channel One

Original language

Russian

Origin

Belarus, Russia