A young talented athlete Natalia Ozernikova, having retired from swimming due to age, began to practice single kayaking. She loves her job, devoting many hours of grueling training to it. But at the competitions she does not manage to rise above the second place in any way.
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Larisa Guzeeva
Known for
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Sherlock Holmes in the 20th Century
Yuri Demich
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Viktoriya Sadovskaya
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Oleg Stefan
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Boris Zajdenberg
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Liberation - Part 3 : Direction of the Main Blow
Georgiy Vitsin
Known for
Gentlemen of Fortune
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Petr Shelokhonov
Known for
Anna Karenina
Nikolai Ozerov
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Konstantin Adashevsky
Old man Fedya, sports base caretaker
Known for
Cinderella
Nikolai Boyarsky
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Evgeniya Uralova
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Viktor Sadovsky Director · Valentin Ezhov Writer Vladlen Chistyakov Composer
First release August 1, 1985 · Produced in Russia · Original title Соперницы
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Lenfilm
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Russia
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Original title
Соперницы
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Russian
Spoken on screen
Russian
Release dates
Russia · August 1, 1985
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