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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Yelena Rudenko
Older Liolia
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Katia Riaboshlyk
Young Liolia
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Natalya Shostak
Liolia's mother
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Andrei Boltnev
Stepfather Ivan
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Aleksandr Porokhovshchikov
Sculptor
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Stefaniya Stanyuta
Granny
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Vladimir Kashpur
Sexton
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Ilya Ivanov
Financial inspector
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Iryna Tereshchenko
Teacher
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Helga Dancberga
Deutsch woman
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Juris Strenga
Deutsch man
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Volodymyr Zhylko
Rostik
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Victor Zhylko Director · Valeriya Vrublevskaya Writer Georgiy Dmitriev Composer
First release January 1, 1986 · Produced in Russia · Original title Першоцвіт
Production
Dovzhenko Film Studios
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Russia
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Languages
Original title
Першоцвіт
Original language
Ukrainian
Release dates
Russia · January 1, 1986
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No release date listed for United States.
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