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, a screen version of the same story by Harry Gordon. The film premiered on June 11, 2011 at the

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Film Festival, and was released on November 3, 2011.

Plot

Set in Odessa at the end of the 1950s, it is a story about an independent-minded woman who disregards the opinions of others. The main character is Lyuba, the owner of a small brothel. Working for her are two girls, Zinka and Zygota. The son of the prosecutor Arkasha is in love with Lyuba, but she loves the poet Adam.

Production

Gordon shot and edited the film in 2007, but was unable to complete it until 2011.

Cast

* Oksana Fandera as Lyuba * Alexey Levinsky as Adam * Ada Rogovtseva as Yefrosinya Petrovna, Lyuba's mother * Anna Slyu as Zygota *

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as Zinka * Christian Jereghi as Arkasha *

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as Zaslavsky, prosecutor * Yevgeny Tsyganov as Valera *Natalia Fisson as Zaslavsky's wife *Mikhail Golubovich as Wilhelm

Awards and nominations

; Golden Eagle Award *

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(Oksana Fandera) — nominatedНоминанты премии «Золотой Орёл» за 2011 год
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*Best Actress (Oksana Fandera) — nominatedНоминанты Национальной кинематографической премии «Ника» за 2011 год.
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Award *Best Actress (Oksana Fandera) — nominated ;

* Special Jury Diploma (Oksana Fandera)

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 2093194 Russian drama films Films based on Russian novels Mosfilm films Films set in 1958 Films about prostitution in Russia 2011 drama films 2011 films