Temporary Difficulties (2018): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2018, Temporary Difficulties is a drama film directed by Mikhail Raskhodnikov, running about 83 minutes. “He Shouldn't Have Lied Even Once, But He Will Many” — that tagline sets the tone.

What it’s about. Sasha Korolev has a congenital disorder. The boy’s father has chosen what seemed to him the only correct way to put the son on his feet: to treat him like a healthy person. “You’re not a patient, you have temporary difficulties”. Eating, getting dressed, going downstairs and walking up the front door steps — every day the child spends hours on such simple household tasks. At school he is mocked by his peers, and there is no help to expect. The boy has coped with the illness, but started hating the father. When he finished school, Sasha left home and stopped all contact with the father. Over the past 15 years he has become the best business consultant in the country, who has helped hundreds of businesses out of crisis. “You have no a crisis, you have temporary difficulties”, — Sasha would say to his clients, having gone along a difficult path himself. And one day, a new order unexpectedly gives him the opportunity to settle accounts with the father...

Who’s in it. Temporary Difficulties stars Rinal Mukhametov as Sasha Kovalev, Ivan Okhlobystin as Sasha Kovalev's father, Ilya Ryazanov as Sasha Kovalev in childhood and Viktoriya Solovyova, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 4.8/10, Temporary Difficulties has proved divisive with audiences.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Temporary Difficulties page.

If you liked it. Fans of Temporary Difficulties tend to enjoy The Shawshank Redemption, The Godfather, Schindler's List and The Godfather Part II.