A military dictator in a fictional country, modeled on early-1970s Chile, has risen from butcher to junta leader but now, isolated and distrustful, confides only in his guard Manuel. Manuel, who once shared the dictator’s humble origins, betrays him without hesitation when a popular uprising topples the regime and personally kills him.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Sergei YurskyDictator | Dictator |
 Evgeniy Leonov-GladyshevManuel | Manuel |
 Svetlana TomaMaria | Maria |
 Grigoriy LyampeMichael Bartoner | Michael Bartoner |
 Aleksandr PashutinDictator's Aide-de-Camp | Dictator's Aide-de-Camp |
 Eve KiviDictator's Mistress | Dictator's Mistress |
 Boryslav BrondukovMan in Restaurant | Man in Restaurant |
 Levan PilpaniFrancisco | Francisco |
 Galina FrolovaManuel's Mother | Manuel's Mother |
| KKonstantin TitovPriest | Priest |
 Irina LachinaNot listed | Not listed |
 Sergey GazarovDriver | Driver |
 Nina Ter-OsipyanNot listed | Not listed |
 Gleb PlaksinNot listed | Not listed |
 Alla MaykovaNot listed | Not listed |
| NNatalya KolominaLola | Lola |