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Critics rate it 13 points higher than audiences do.
Synopsis
1945, Leningrad. World War II has devastated the city, demolishing its buildings and leaving its citizens in tatters, physically and mentally. Two young women, Iya and Masha, search for meaning and hope in the struggle to rebuild their lives amongst the ruins.
Ratings
IMDb7.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes93%
Metacritic85/100
Critics rate it 13 points higher than audiences do.
365 audience votes
Key crew
- Evgueni GalperineOriginal Music Composer
- Kantemir BalagovDirector
- Alexander TerekhovWriter
- Kantemir BalagovWriter
Cast
- Viktoriya MiroshnichenkoIya Sergueeva
- Vasilisa PerelyginaMasha
- Konstantin BalakirevStepan
- Kseniya KutepovaLyubov Petrovna
- Olga DragunovaSeamstress
- Andrey BykovNikolay Ivanovich
- Igor ShirokovSasha
- Timofey GlazkovPashka
- Alyona KuchkovaStepan's Wife
- Veniamin KacSasha's Friend
- Denis KozinetsSasha's Father
- Alisa OleynikKatya
Stills
Themes
post-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd)post world war iiquadriplegic soldier