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Based on L. Yelisieieva’s short story "Far Away". In the 1920s–30s, a girl named Liolia grows up in poverty after her father is killed in the so-called “Civil War.” Her mother’s new marriage brings fear and violence into the home, so Liolia is sent to live with her grandmother, where she finds peace—though only briefly.
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Based on L. Yelisieieva’s short story "Far Away". In the 1920s–30s, a girl named Liolia grows up in poverty after her father is killed in the so-called “Civil War.” Her mother’s new marriage brings fear and violence into the home, so Liolia is sent to live with her grandmother, where she finds peace—though only briefly.
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Genre:Drama
Written By:Valeriya Vrublevskaya
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Runtime:84 minutes
Studio:Dovzhenko Film Studios
Cast
Victor Zhylko
Director
Yelena Rudenko
Older Liolia
Katia Riaboshlyk
Young Liolia
Natalya Shostak
Liolia's mother
Andrei Boltnev
Stepfather Ivan
Aleksandr Porokhovshchikov
Sculptor
Stefaniya Stanyuta
Granny
Vladimir Kashpur
Sexton
Ilya Ivanov
Financial inspector
Iryna Tereshchenko
Teacher
Helga Dancberga
Deutsch woman
Juris Strenga
Deutsch man
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