Synopsis
The story follows Maria Konovalova who travels from her rural village to visit her daughter Nina in the city. Maria's arrival exposes the stark contrasts between rural and urban lifestyles and reveals deep-seated family tensions. Interestingly, Родня (Rodnya) in Russian sounds very similar to the word Родина (Rodina), which means "Motherland." The film features three generations of women — Maria, her daughter Nina, and her granddaughter Irina — symbolizing three different Russias: one from the past, one modern, and one representing the future.
Ratings
IMDb7.3/10
34 audience votes
Key crew
- Nikita MikhalkovDirector
- Viktor MerezhkoWriter
- Eduard ArtemyevOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Nonna MordyukovaMaria
- Svetlana KryuchkovaNina
- Andrei PetrovLyapin
- Ivan BortnikVovchik
- Yuri BogatyryovStasik
- Fyodor StukovIrishka
- Vsevolod Larionovgeneral
- Nikita Mikhalkovwaiter
- Larisa KuznetsovaLarisa
- Oleg MenshikovKirill
- Alexander Adabashyanepisode
- Ruslan Akhmetovepisode