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A Gentle Creature
A woman lives in a small village in Russia. One day she receives the parcel she sent to her husband, serving a sentence in prison. Confused and angered, she sets out to find why her package was returned to sender.
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A woman lives in a small village in Russia. One day she receives the parcel she sent to her husband, serving a sentence in prison. Confused and angered, she sets out to find why her package was returned to sender.
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Genre:Drama, Mystery
Written By:Sergei Loznitsa
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Runtime:143 minutes
Studio:ARTE France Cinéma, Slot Machine, Graniet Film, Studio Uljana Kim, Wild At Art, Solar Media Entertainment, LOOKSfilm, Haut et Court, Potemkine Films, Atoms & Void, Film Angels Studio
Cast
Sergei Loznitsa
Director
Vasilina Makovtseva
A Gentle Creature
Sergey Kolesov
Man with Spread Teeth
Liya Akhedzhakova
Human Rights activist
Sergey Fedorov
Taxi driver
Roza Khairullina
Passenger, her sister
Dmitriy Bykovskiy-Romashov
Alisa Kravtsova
Young harlot
Alexander Zamuraev
Police lieutenant
Boris Kamorzin
Man with Arms in Plaster
Sergey Russkin
Head of the prison
Svetlana Kolesova
Gaoler
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