Get Back On Your Feet

What it’s about

After twenty years in prison, a man known as Stary is released with a simple plan: collect what he is owed from an old friend and head to the sea. The friend, now a respected businessman, stalls. Then Stary learns he has a grown daughter, Olya, who uses a wheelchair. Assigned a supervising officer, he is forced to live with her. He tries to be a father, pushing help and doing things 'by the rules', but Olya wants him gone. Their uneasy cohabitation becomes a struggle between his need to make amends and her refusal to accept him.

What hooks you

Gosha Kutsenko and Mila Ershova form the central duo as a father and daughter at odds. The series was shot on location in Yessentuki and Pyatigorsk, lending a distinctive regional backdrop to this story of unexpected family ties.

Who it’s for

It is a good pick for those who like character-driven drama with a mix of humour and tension, and for anyone drawn to stories about flawed people trying to rebuild broken bonds.