Kickback is a sharp and darkly absurd comedy that dives headfirst into the corruption, greed, and survival instincts embedded within modern society. When a crime boss arrives to collect his share from a questionable business deal, he quickly discovers that even something as mundane as the portable toilet industry can collapse into chaos. What follows is a tense, hilarious, and increasingly surreal unraveling of a world where bribery has become less of an exception and more of a way of life. Told in a bold single-shot format, the film places audiences directly inside the escalating madness, creating the feeling of being an invisible witness to a system spinning out of control. Directed by Russian filmmaker Dmitry Marin, Kickback reflects his interest in exposing social realities through satire and cinematic experimentation. A graduate of the prestigious Shchepkin Higher Theater School and later the G.N. Danelia Higher Courses for Scriptwriters and Directors, Marin spent nearly two decades working with Moscow’s renowned Maly Theater and received recognition from the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation. With biting humor, restless energy, and a cleverly absurd premise, Kickback becomes more than a crime comedy—it is a mirror held up to a society where corruption is woven into the fabric of everyday existence.