title: The Lover (2002 film)
text: # The Lover (2002 film)
  
  The Lover (Russian: Любовник) is a 2002 Russian drama film directed by Valery Todorovsky.
  
  ## Plot
  
  The film tells about two men, one of whom is a linguist, and the second is a retired military man, who are united by love for one woman.
  
  ## Cast
  
  * Oleg Yankovsky as Charyshev
  * Sergey Garmash as Ivan
  * Andrey Smirnov as Petya
  * Vera Voronkova as Vera
  * Vladimir Yumatov as Adik
  * Elena Laskavaya as Verbitskaya (as Elena Laskovaya)
  * Valeriy Prokhorov as Conductor
  * Irina Sokolova as Sima
  * Irina Kartashyova as Liza (as Irina Kartashova)
  * Pavel Adamchikov
  * Aleksandr Brankevich
  