Two years after the end of the war, Anna is raising her two sons all by herself. After her husband suddenly comes back from captivity, the boys struggle to get used to the father they have nearly forgotten.
Acting
Shakurov's cringe-perfect distant father energy.
Writing
Kids roasting their dad with devastating innocence.
Director
Galina Daneliya-Yurkova
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Made during perestroika, it quietly interrogates the Soviet myth of the noble returning soldier — a taboo topic until this era.
Director Daneliya-Yurkova is the ex-wife of legendary Soviet filmmaker Georgiy Daneliya, and this was her rare solo feature outside his shadow.
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