The 45th Moscow International Film Festival was opened by Boris Khlebnikov's drama "Bullfinch" The film shows the work of an experienced crew of a fishing vessel, which is joined by two young men. The plot of the film is based on the novel by Georgy Vladimov "Three Minutes of Silence" The roles in the film were performed by Alexander Robak, Timofey Tribuntsev, Anatoly Popov, Makar KhleBNikov, Mikhail Kremer, Vasily Shchipitsyn, Evgeny Syty and others.