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)
Plots(1)
Elena and Vladimir are an older couple, they come from different backgrounds. Vladimir is a wealthy and cold man, Elena comes from a modest milieu and is a docile wife. They have met late in life and each one has children from previous marriages. Elena's son is unemployed, unable to support his own family and he is constantly asking Elena for money. Vladimir's daughter is a careless young woman who has a distant relationship with her father. A heart attack puts Vladimir in hospital, where he realizes that his remaining time is limited. A brief but somehow tender reunion with his daughter leads him to make an important decision: she will be the only heiress of his wealth. Back home he announces it to Elena. Her hopes to financially help her son suddenly vanish. The shy and submissive housewife then comes up with a plan to give her son and grandchildren a real chance in life. (Pyramide Distribution)
(more)Cast
![Nadezhda Markina](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/699/158699632_3f0c8a.jpg)
Nadezhda Markina
Soviet Union
Best movies:
Demons (2014) (series)
The Cry of Silence (2019) (TV movie)
Who, If Not Us (1999)
![Elena Lyadova](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/140/158140018_402f10.jpg)
Elena Lyadova
Soviet Union
Best movies:
Leviathan (2014)
The Geographer Drank His Globe Away (2013)
Elena (2011)
![Andrey Smirnov](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/639/158639954_5b848c.jpg)
Andrey Smirnov
Soviet Union
Best movies:
Idiot (2003) (series)
The Castle (1994)
His Wife's Diary (2000)
![Andrey Zolotukhin](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/763/157763727_5e60f5.jpg)
Andrey Zolotukhin
Soviet Union
Best movies:
Elena (2011)
Jaroslav. Tysjaču let nazad (2010)
![Yaroslav Zhalnin](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/699/158699634_bf3dce.jpg)
Yaroslav Zhalnin
Soviet Union
Best movies:
Elena (2011)
Gagarin: First in Space (2013)
Lev Yashin: The Dream Goalkeeper (2019)
![Igor Ogurtsov](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/133/160133328_e20380.jpg)
Igor Ogurtsov
Best movies:
The Banishment (2007)
Elena (2011)
Gagarin: First in Space (2013)
![Igor Yurtaev](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/939/161939280_b12590.jpg)
![Yuriy Borisov](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/265/163265992_fb25fe.jpg)
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)
Anna Gulyarenko
Best movies:
Loveless (2017)
Kin (1981)
The Priest (2009)
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:
Loveless (2017)
Leviathan (2014)
The Master and Margarita (2023)
Anzhela Dmitrieva
Best movies:
The Barber of Siberia (1998)
Elena (2011)
Olga Lapshina
Soviet Union
Best movies:
Moj pareň - Angel (2012)
The Banishment (2007)
Žila-byla odna baba (2011)
![Иван Мулин](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/868/162868395_bac308.jpg)
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)