A brief encounter between two strangers, Victor and Lena, who meet on a bus. Victor, a performer traveling with an acting troupe, and Lena, a young woman on her way to visit her father, spend a day together, drawn to each other despite their different paths.
Gennady Shpalikov
Director
Inna Gulaya
Lena
Kirill Lavrov
Viktor
Pavel Luspekayev
Pavel
Marina Polbentseva
Marina
Viktor Perevalov
Theatre Fan
Georgiy Shtil
Fireman
Larisa Burkova
Fireman's Bride
Liliya Gurova
Chambermaid
Alla Tarasova
Ranevskaya in "Cherry Orchard" (uncredited)
Oleg Belov
приятель Лены (гитарист)
Vladimir Kochurikhin
Spectator
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