Garbage Man (Russian: Мусорщик) is a 2001 Russian romance film directed by Georgy Shengeliya.[1][2][3] The film takes place in a small provincial town during the winter. The film tells about the relationship of the garbage man and a girl who, for some reason, ended up in this city.[4]

Garbage Man
Russian: Мусорщик
Directed byGeorgy Shengeliya
Written by
Produced by
Starring
CinematographySergey Astakhov
Edited byTatyana Egorycheva
Music byAleksandr Chaykovskiy
CountryRussia
LanguageRussian

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A young woman arrives in a small provincial town on a secret mission, where she meets a garbage man who, by night, transforms into a sophisticated and witty gentleman. Drawn to each other, they begin a game of trying to guess one another's pasts. Through this game, the woman reveals a surprising knowledge of the garbage man's background, which becomes evident in his reaction to her revelations. After several evenings together, fully convinced that he is the person she’s looking for, she offers him an advance of several hundred thousand dollars to "take out the trash" in his line of work. However, the garbage man declines and instead proposes that she stay and build a life with him there. Despite developing deep feelings for him, the woman, accustomed to a luxurious lifestyle, leaves the town without ever revealing her real name. Before departing, she calls her employers to inform them that the garbage man accepted the money from her.

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