Primrose (1986)

0.0/10 84 min Drama

Overview

Based on L. Yelisieieva’s short story "Far Away". In the 1920s–30s, a girl named Liolia grows up in poverty after her father is killed in the so-called “Civil War.” Her mother’s new marriage brings fear and violence into the home, so Liolia is sent to live with her grandmother, where she finds peace—though only briefly.

Cast

Andrei Boltnev

Stepfather Ivan

Aleksandr Porokhovshchikov

Sculptor

Stefaniya Stanyuta

Granny

Vladimir Kashpur

Sexton

Ilya Ivanov

Financial inspector

Helga Dancberga

Deutsch woman

Juris Strenga

Deutsch man

Fyodor Glushchenko

Oleg Fedulov

Driver

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