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Call Me from Afar (1978)

★ 5.0/10 97 min Romance, Drama Soviet Union Russian
Screenplay by: Vasiliy Shukshin
Book: Vasiliy Shukshin
Script Editor: Irina Sergievskaya
Streaming: Not available

Description

Grusha's (Lidiya Fedoseyeva-Shukshina) husband has left her and she is now a single parent to her adolescent son Vitya (Vladimir Naumenko). Her brother Nikolay (Mikhail Ulyanov) is determined to hook her up with his friend Vladimir (the film's co-director Stanislav Lyubshin). For Grusha and Vladimir to have privacy to build up their relationship, Nikolay decides his nephew Vitya needs to stay out of the way, so he urges Vitya to come live with his family for a while. However, Grusha's not so sure about the arrangement. Based on a play by Vasiliy Shukshin.

Top Cast

Lidiya Fedoseyeva-Shukshina
Lidiya Fedoseyeva-Shukshina Grusha Veselova
Vladimir Naumenko Vitya
Stanislav Lyubshin
Stanislav Lyubshin Vladimir Nikolayevich
Mikhail Ulyanov
Mikhail Ulyanov Nikolay
Ivan Ryzhov
Ivan Ryzhov ded Savva
Oleg Novikov
Oleg Novikov Yura
Pyotr Lyubeshkin
Pyotr Lyubeshkin Fyodor Fyodorovich
Nikolai Brilling
Nikolai Brilling Kuzma Yegorovich

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