The story follows Maria Konovalova who travels from her rural village to visit her daughter Nina in the city. Maria's arrival exposes the stark contrasts between rural and urban lifestyles and reveals deep-seated family tensions. Interestingly, Родня (Rodnya) in Russian sounds very similar to the word Родина (Rodina), which means "Motherland." The film features three generations of women — Maria, her daughter Nina, and her granddaughter Irina — symbolizing three different Russias: one from the past, one modern, and one representing the future.
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50 people
Nonna Mordyukova
Maria
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Svetlana Kryuchkova
Nina
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Andrei Petrov
Lyapin
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Ivan Bortnik
Vovchik
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Vsevolod Larionov
general
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The Secret of the Third Planet
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Nikita Mikhalkov
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12
Burnt by the Sun
Larisa Kuznetsova
Larisa
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Close to Eden
Paradise
Oleg Menshikov
Kirill
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Invasion
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Alexander Adabashyan
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Ruslan Akhmetov
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Nikita Mikhalkov Director · Viktor Merezhko Writer Eduard Artemyev Composer
Worldwide gross $10M · Budget $30M · First release March 1, 1982
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Budget
$30,000,000
Worldwide gross
$10,000,000
Gross vs. budget
0.3×
Production
Mosfilm
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Russia · Russia
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Languages
Original title
Родня
Original language
Russian
Spoken on screen
Russian
Release dates
Russia · March 1, 1982
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No release date listed for United States.
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