Bonus

Bonus is a 1975 Soviet drama film directed by Sergey Mikaelyan. The film is based on the novel of the same name by Alexander Gelman. Plot At a meeting of the Communist Party committee of a construction trust, 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 ... Cast Yevgeny Leonov as Vasilij Potapov, Supervisor Vladimir Samoilov as Pavel Batarcev, Trust Director Oleg Yankovsky as Lev . Solomahin, local Communist Party Secretary Mikhail Gluzsky as Boris Shatunov, Head of the Planning Department Armen Dzhigarkhanyan as Grigorij Frolovski, Chief Manager Leonid D'jachkov as Viktor Chernikov, Head of the Construction Department Aleksandr Pashutin as Oleg Kachnov, Supervisor Viktor Sergachjov as Roman Lyubaev, Safety Engineer Boryslav Brondukov as Aleksandr Zyubin, Foreman Svetlana Kryuchkova as Aleksandra Mikhajlovna, Crane Driver Mikhail Semyonov as Anatolij Zharikov, Secretary of the local Komsomol branch Nina Urgant as Dina Milenina, Economist