At only 19 years old, Vladimir Olhosvky, fleeing the Russian Revolution and going into exile in Mexico City, will have to make his way in a new country, totally unknown to him but that will bring him a new life.
Cinematography
Evocative period recreation of 1920s Mexico City atmosphere.
Acting
Kharatyan's weathered youthfulness carries the epic runtime.
Director
Sergio Olhovich
Dmitriy Kharatyan
Vladimir Olhovsky
Leonid Kuravlyov
Stepan
Boris Tokarev
Michel
Claudio Brook
Dr. Greene
José Carlos Ruiz
General
Delia Casanova
Catalina
Marina Yurasova
Эпизод
Timofey Spivak
Anatol Olhovsky
Vera Glagoleva
Tamara Olhovskaya
Ernst Romanov
Alexey Olhovsky
Lev Durov
Korzukhin
Nikita Mikhajlovsky
Nikolay
Lev Lemke
Lev Trotsky
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This Soviet-Mexican co-production was shot entirely in Mexico with a mixed cast, rare for Cold War-era cinema.
Director Sergio Olhovich, himself a Russian-Mexican filmmaker, based Vladimir's journey on his own family's exile experience.
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