Bonus[1] (Russian: Премия, romanizedPremija[2]) is a 1975 Soviet drama film directed by Sergey Mikaelyan. The film is based on the novel of the same name by Alexander Gelman.

Bonus
Directed bySergey Mikaelyan
Written byAlexander Gelman
StarringYevgeny Leonov
Vladimir Samoilov
Oleg Yankovsky
Mikhail Gluzsky
Armen Dzhigarkhanyan
CinematographyVladimir Chumak
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Release date
  • September 22, 1975 (1975-09-22)
Running time
83 minutes
CountrySoviet Union
LanguageRussian

Plot

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At a meeting of the Communist Party committee of a construction trust (Russian: строительного треста), one of the supervisors, Potapov, makes a surprise announcement. He and his team refuse to receive the bonus money issued for overfulfillment of plan targets. According to Potapov, the management of the trust regularly artificially lowers targets so that the trust can easily exceed its targets. Potapov proves his words with compelling economic data.

The director of the trust, Batarcev, dismisses his allegations. He tries to disparage Potapov as a "troublemaker" and attempts to cover up the scandal. However, the Party Secretary unexpectedly supports Potapov's initiative ...

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References

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  1. ^ "Премия, 1974".
  2. ^ "Премия (1974)".
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