Matyora is a small village on a beautiful island with the same name. The existence of the village is threatened with flooding by the construction of a dam. This is the story of the inhabitants of Matyora and their farewell to their homeland.
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Stefaniya Stanyuta
Darya
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Galina Dyomina
Sima
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Elem Klimov Director · Larisa Shepitko Writer German Klimov Writer
Director
Elem Klimov
Writer
Larisa Shepitko
Writer
German Klimov
Writer
Rudolf Tyurin
Author
Valentin Rasputin
Composer
Alfred Schnittke
Composer
Vyacheslav Artyomov
Cinematographer
Aleksey Rodionov
Cinematographer
Yuri Skhirtladze
Editor
Valeriya Belova
Production designer
Viktor Petrov
Production designer
Yuri Fomenko
Costume designer
Elena Khramova
Costume designer
T. Misozhnikova
United States release October 1, 1986 · Produced in Russia, Russia · Original title Прощание
Production
Mosfilm
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Russia · Russia
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Прощание
Original language
Russian
Spoken on screen
Russian
Release dates
Russia · February 23, 1983
Theatrical
United States · October 1, 1986
Theatrical
Brazil
September 15, 2026 · Limited theatrical · IMS Paulista ("O Cinema de Larisa Shepitko," 4K Restoration)
Finland
September 7, 1984 · Theatrical
France
February 4, 1987 · Theatrical
March 9, 2024 · Premiere · Paris Russian Film Festival
Germany
October 1, 1985 · Premiere · Mannheim-Heidelberg International Filmfestival
March 12, 1987 · Theatrical · West Germany
November 6, 1987 · Theatrical · East Germany
Portugal
May 24, 1991 · Theatrical
May 21, 2016 · Theatrical · Re-release
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