Based on A. Galych's play "Matrosskaya Tishina", "Papa" tells a story of a Jewish father who dreamed of seeing his son perform on a stage in front of huge audiences, he dreamed of seeing him as the greatest violinist of his time. To achieve the goal he taught his son Dodik how to play the violin from the yearly age. When Dodik grew up he left the small town he and his father lived in to study in the Moscow Conservatory leaving his past behind. But one day he has to choose either to loose his father or everything he has achieved.
Where to watch
Not streaming anywhere
Not on any streaming service in United States, and not available to rent.
Your rating
Your review
Cast
30 people
Vladimir Mashkov
Abraham Schwartz
Known for
Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol
Behind Enemy Lines
Egor Beroev
David Schwartz
Known for
Dead Mountain: The Dyatlov Pass Incident
The Turkish Gambit
Olga Krasko
Tanya
Known for
The Turkish Gambit
Anatoli Vasilyev
Chernyshov Ivan Kuzmich
Known for
Air Crew
Sergey Dreyden
Meyer Wolf
Known for
Russian Ark
Petrov's Flu
Andrey Smolyakov
Odintsov
Known for
Fire
Mira
Artur Smolyaninov
Lyonchik
Known for
9th Company
Kalashnikov AK-47
Anna Astashkina
student at the hostel
Known for
August. Eighth
Aleksandr Siguev
Also in
The Best Movie 3-DE
Моя любимая ведьма
Olga Miroshnikova
Hana
Also in
The Wish of the Fairy Fish
Hi, Mom
Kseniya Lavrova-Glinka
Known for
Ice
Ghost
Andrey Kuzichev
Славка Лебедев
Also in
Birds of Paradise
The Bottomless Bag
Vladimir Mashkov Director · Ilya Rubinstein Writer Aleksandr Galich Author
United States release November 11, 2004 · Produced in Russia · Production NTV-Profit
Production
Profit
Production
NTV-Profit
Production
Russia
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Папа
Original language
Russian
Spoken on screen
Russian
Release dates
Russia · September 9, 2004
Theatrical
United States · November 11, 2004
Theatrical
More from Vladimir Mashkov
Other films they directed, best known first.
If you liked Daddy
Picks that share its genres, themes, cast and crew.
Some details come from TheTVDB.