The film tells the story of the legendary Soviet boxer Valery Popenchenko, USSR and European champion and winner of the 1964 Tokyo Olympics. His life was a rollercoaster ride of ups and downs - from his childhood in Tashkent’s Suvorov Military School and service as a border guard, to his first victories and failures, and his friendship with Dynamo sports society coach Grigory Kusikyants.
В 2001 году окончил ГИТИС (мастерская Петра Фоменко) и был принят в труппу театра п/р О.П.Табакова, где состоял до 2005 года. Играет в спектаклях МХТ им. Чехова и "Мастерской Петра Фоменко".