Directed by:
Andrey ZvyagintsevCinematography:
Mikhail KrichmanComposer:
Philip GlassCast:
Nadezhda Markina, Elena Lyadova, Andrey Smirnov, Andrey Zolotukhin, Yaroslav Zhalnin, Igor Ogurtsov, Igor Yurtaev, Yuriy Borisov, Vasiliy Prokopev (more)VOD (1)
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Elena and Vladimir come from very different backgrounds. Vladimir is a wealthy, cold man, while Elena comes from a modest background, serving as his docile wife. The two of them have met late in life, each with a child from a previous marriage. Vladimir has a distant relationship with his daughter. In contrast, Elena desperately tries to save her alcoholic son and his family from poverty with means she alone could not provide. When her husband Vladimir has a heart attack, he suddenly realizes his time on earth is limited. A tender but brief reunion with his daughter leads him to name her as the sole heir to his fortune. When Vladimir announces this change to Elena, her hope to help her son quickly vanishes. Submissive housewife Elena then comes up with a plan to provide her son and his family with a real change in life. (New Wave Films)
(more)Cast
Nadezhda Markina
Soviet Union
Best movies:
Demons (2014) (series)
The Cry of Silence (2019) (TV movie)
Who, If Not Us (1999)
Elena Lyadova
Soviet Union
Best movies:
Leviathan (2014)
The Geographer Drank His Globe Away (2013)
Elena (2011)
Andrey Smirnov
Soviet Union
Best movies:
Idiot (2003) (series)
The Castle (1994)
His Wife's Diary (2000)
Andrey Zolotukhin
Soviet Union
Best movies:
Elena (2011)
Jaroslav. Tysjaču let nazad (2010)
Yaroslav Zhalnin
Soviet Union
Best movies:
Elena (2011)
Gagarin: First in Space (2013)
Lev Yashin: The Dream Goalkeeper (2019)
Igor Ogurtsov
Best movies:
The Banishment (2007)
Elena (2011)
Gagarin: First in Space (2013)
Yuriy Borisov
Russia
Best movies:
The Bull (2019)
Captain Volkonogov Escaped (2021)
Silver Skates (2020)
Vasiliy Prokopev
Soviet Union
Best movies:
Elena (2011)
Оксана Голубева
Soviet Union
Best movies:
Elena (2011)
Anastasiya Sapozhnikova
Soviet Union
Nikita Slepchenkov
Russia
Best movies:
Elena (2011)
Nadejda Makrina
Russia
Best movies:
Elena (2011)
Aleksey Maslodudov
Soviet Union
Best movies:
Moj pareň - Angel (2012)
Anna (2019)
Elena (2011)
Alexei Rozin
Soviet Union
Best movies:
The Master and Margarita (2023)
Loveless (2017)
Leviathan (2014)
Anzhela Dmitrieva
Best movies:
The Barber of Siberia (1998)
Elena (2011)
Olga Lapshina
Soviet Union
Best movies:
Moj pareň - Angel (2012)
The Banishment (2007)
Leviathan (2014)
Иван Мулин
Russia
Best movies:
Crystal Swan (2018)
Elena (2011)
Dana Agisheva
Soviet Union
Best movies:
Elena (2011)
Garpastum (2005)
The Inhabited Island: Fight (2009)