Igor, who manages a fancy hotel and is on the take, has to juggle several problems at once. He has a two-hour window to get his ill-got gain out of the hotel, he must misdirect and obstruct the inquiries of a Party auditor who suspects that all is not above board, and he must keep out of sight and out of trouble his interloping and troublesome young brother-in-law, who arrives unannounced with barrels of rotten herring.
- Genre: Comedy
- Studio: Caméra One, Films A2, Gaumont International, Renn Productions
- Keyword: corruption, escape, black market, brother-in-law, soviet union, kgb, corrupt politician, hotel manager, rock singer, dissident, video recorder, government official, moscow, russia, christmas, 1980s
- Cast: Philippe Noiret, Christian Clavier, Martin Lamotte, Bernard Blier, Agnès Soral, Marina Vlady