Utomlennye solntsem

"A moving and poignant story set against the corrupt politics of the Stalinist era."

Apr 21 1995 R 2h 15m
Drama, History, War

Russia, 1936: revolutionary hero Colonel Kotov is spending an idyllic summer in his dacha with his young wife and six-year-old daughter Nadia and other assorted family and friends. Things change dramatically with the unheralded arrival of Cousin Dmitri from Moscow, who charms the women and little Nadia with his games and pianistic bravura. But Kotov isn't fooled: this is the time of Stalin's repression, with telephone calls in the middle of the night spelling doom - and he knows that Dmitri isn't paying a social call...

Plot

Russia, 1936: revolutionary hero Colonel Kotov is spending an idyllic summer in his village with his young wife and six-year-old daughter Nadia and other assorted family and friends. Things change dramatically with the unheralded arrival of Cousin Dmitri from Moscow, who charms the women and little Nadia with his games and pianistic bravura. But Kotov isn't fooled: this is the time of Stalin's repression, with telephone calls in the middle of the night spelling doom - and he knows that Dmitri isn't paying a social call...

Written by

Nikita Mikhalkov, Rustam Ibragimbekov

Directed by

Nikita Mikhalkov

Cast

Nikita Mikhalkov, Ingeborga Dapkunaite, Oleg Menshikov

Crew

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Production Countries

Russia, France

Production Companies

Studio Trite, Canal+, Caméra One

Languages

Awards

Won 1 Oscar. 4 wins & 9 nominations total

Trailers
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# of Votes
17,015
Average Rating
7.8 out of 10
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