Parents are not Chosen (1983)

8.0/10 95 min Drama

Overview

Nikolai Burlakov was raised by his grandmother in the village. His mother always promised to take him with her, but she always broke her promise. His first love, Masha, didn't even promise to wait for him to return from the army and left with her best friend for the North. After completing his military service, Nikolai also left for the North and began working on an oil rig. Upon learning that his mother had given her daughter to an orphanage, Nikolai took his little sister and returned with her to the village. After the tragic death of her husband, Masha also returned to the village with her son...

Cast

Andrey Smolyakov

Pyotr Yurchenkov Sr.

Marina Shimanskaya

Elena Mayorova

Yuriy Kuzmenkov

Elena Drapeko

Anatoliy Rudakov

Nikolai Skorobogatov

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