 The first TV documentary (shot by director M.Litvyakov) "Viktor Astafyev" was shown in 1983.By 1984 four films based on his work came out, including "Falling Stars" by Igor Talankin and Arkady Sirenko's "Born Twice", the latter featuring Astafyev as a scriptwriter.Great resonance had his novel "Sad Detective" (1986), as well as a set of 1987 short stories, including controversial "The Catching of Cudgeons in Georgia".