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Early 90s. The carefree youth of St. Petersburg of three friends, students from Abkhazia, abruptly ends with the news about the beginning of the war in their homeland. And now the guys are on the train, leaving behind their studies, their usual life, youth and everything that worried them yesterday.
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Early 90s. The carefree youth of St. Petersburg of three friends, students from Abkhazia, abruptly ends with the news about the beginning of the war in their homeland. And now the guys are on the train, leaving behind their studies, their usual life, youth and everything that worried them yesterday.
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Genre:Drama
Written By:Atana Agrba, Natalina Ochneva
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Runtime:22 minutes
Studio:VGIK
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