Oil

A wry, gritty underdog tale of sudden fortune and small-town scheming, balancing desperation with dark humor.

Created by

Alexey Shabarov

Genres

Drama

Starring

Anton Vasilyev, Ivan Dobronravov, Elena Nikolaeva

Overview

The city of Nizhnevartovsk was lucky: all the income from the Samotlor deposit settled there. But Shevelevo, which is 50 km away, is devoid of oil, money and infrastructure, and is far from the benefits of civilization. But one almost imperceptible earthquake shifts something in the earth's crust, and the well of local plumber Semyon Plakhov suddenly fills with oil instead of water. Now Semyon has two ways: to give up the plot for a song or somehow master the extraction, processing and marketing. To prove to his wife, who wants to get a divorce and leave him with her son, that he is worth something, the quiet and calm Semyon, together with the local gifted freak Ulyan, develops underground oil production and tries to build "the most honest dishonest business."

How it feels

Dark, satirical, cynical and warm. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Greed, class, family, ambition

Content

Strong language. Mild violence, gore and sexual content.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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