Elena (Nadezhda Markina) and Vladimir (Andrei Smirnov) are an older couple from different backgrounds. Vladimir is a wealthy and cold man, Elena comes from a modest milieu and is a docile wife. They met late in life and each one has children from previous marriages. Elena’s son is unemployed, unable to support his own family and relies on Elena for money. Vladimir’s daughter is a wild child who has a distant relationship with her father. After a heart attack puts Vladimir in hospital, Elena comes up with a plan to give her son and grandchildren a better chance in life.
Directed by Andrei Zvyagintsev.
© Zeitgeist Films 2012
Released in 2011 by Zeitgeist Films.
see all Mikhail Krichman (Cinematographer) videos
see all Cigarette (Prop) videos
see all Mother (Character Type) videos
see all Family (Theme) videos
see all Locker Room (Setting) videos
see all 2011 (Year) videos
see all Elena (Role Name) videos