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Plot

This story began a long time ago. Having lost her husband, who was imprisoned for stealing coal and was killed during the escape, Polina, the mother of six children, was left without any support. To make ends meet, Polina founded a family

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ensemble. Soon, however, she realizes that her children were worthy of a better fate, and she makes a desperate decision to escape the

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the commercial

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the family was traveling aboard. Fifteen years later, Polina is released from prison to learn that fate has scattered her children all over the country: one is illegally fighting in a

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, another is chopping coal in the

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. Her oldest, Leonid, is still in a

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, having pretended to be mentally ill for 15 years to avoid prosecution for the hijacking. In the final scenes, Polina again gathers her sons to free their elder brother from the hospital.

Cast

Nonna Mordyukova Noyabrina Viktorovna Mordyukova (Russian: Но́нна (Ноябри́на) Ви́кторовна Мордюко́ва; 25 November 1925 – 6 July 2008) was a Soviet and Russian actress and People's Artist of the USSR (1974). She was the star ...

as Polina ** Yelena Panova as young Polina *

Oleg Menshikov Oleg Evgenyevich Menshikov, PAR (russian: Оле́г Евге́ньевич Ме́ньшиков, link=no; born 8 November 1960) is a Russian actor, theatre director and occasional singer. He is the current artistic director of the Yermolova Thea ...

as Leonid *

Vladimir Mashkov Vladimir Lvovich Mashkov ( Russian: Владимир Львович Машков; born 27 November 1963) is a Soviet and Russian actor and director of cinema, known to Western audiences for his work in the 2001 film '' Behind Enemy Lines'' and 2 ...

as Nikolay * Yevgeny Mironov as Pavel * Aleksei Kravchenko as Vasily *Mikhail Krylov as Yuri *

Maksim Sukhanov Maksim Aleksandrovich Sukhanov (Russian: Максим Александрович Суханов; born 10 November 1963) is a Soviet and Russian actor, producer, theatrical composer, and restaurateur. His film credits include '' The Goddess'', '' ...

as special hospital's head *

Nikolai Chindyajkin Nikolai Dmitrievich Chindyajkin (russian: Николай Дмитриевич Чиндяйкин) is a Russian actor and theatre director. Honored Artist of the RSFSR (1985), People's Artist of Russia (2013).Andrei Panin Andrei Vladimirovich Panin (russian: Андре́й Влади́мирович Па́нин; 28 May 1962 – 6 March 2013) was a Nika Award-winner Russian actor appearing in film and television, and a director. Biography Early life Panin was bo ...

as father *

Pavel Lebeshev Pavel Timofeevich Lebeshev (russian: Павел Тимофеевич Лебешев; 15 February 1940, in Moscow – 23 February 2003, in MoscowRoman Madyanov Roman Sergeevich Madyanov (russian: Рома́н Серге́евич Мадя́нов; born July 22, 1962) is a Soviet and Russian actor. Madyanov's career in cinema began as a child actor when he starred as Huckleberry Finn in ''Hopelessly Lost' ...

as sergeant *

Bolot Beyshenaliyev Bolot Beishenaliev (russian: Болот Бейшеналиев; June 25, 1937 — November 18, 2002) was a Soviet cinematographer, film and theater actor. People's Artist of Kyrgyzstan. Father of actor Aziz Beyshenaliyev. Beyshenaliyev studied a ...

as old northerner * Natalia Soldatova as Stewardess

Awards and nominations

;Winner * Honfleur Festival of Russian Cinema — Audience Award (Denis Yevstigneyev) *

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— Best Music (Eduard Artemyev) ;Nominee *

Nika Award The Nika Award (sometimes styled NIKA Award) is the main annual national film award in Russia, presented by the Russian Academy of Cinema Arts and Science, and seen as the national equivalent of the Oscars. History The award was established i ...

— Best Music (Eduard Artemyev) *

Russian Guild of Film Critics The Russian Guild of Film Critics (russian: Гильдия киноведов и кинокритиков России) is a Russian organization of professional film critics, headquartered in Moscow. Beginning in 1998, the guild began conferrin ...

— Best Actress (Nonna Mordyukova) *

— Full-Length Film *

Tokyo International Film Festival The is a film festival established in 1985. The event was held biennially from 1985 to 1991 and annually thereafter. Along with the Shanghai International Film Festival, it is one of Asia's competitive film festivals, and is considered to be the ...

— Tokyo Grand Prix

References

External links

* {{IMDb title , id=0163084, title=Mother Musical films based on actual events Drama films based on actual events Films about terrorism in Europe Russian musical drama films 1990s musical drama films Films scored by Eduard Artemyev 1999 drama films 1999 films