Elena (2011)
Overview
Elena is a woman of a certain age, living in a chic Moscow apartment with her wealthy businessman husband Vladimir. While Vladimir is estranged from his daughter, he does not mask his contempt for Elena's own child, who seems to be in constant need of financial assistance. When Vladimir suddenly falls ill and his volatile, nihilistic daughter comes back into the picture, Elena must hatch a plan for her own survival.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $228,239.00 |
| Original Language | ru |
| Popularity | 8.167 |
Directed By
Andrey Zvyagintsev
Crew
Oleg Negin
Andrey Zvyagintsev
Alexander Rodnyansky
Alexander Volodin
Philip Glass
Andrey Zvyagintsev
Anna Mass
Mikhail Krichman
Andrey Dergachev
Dmitriy Tarasenko
Anna Bartuli
Galya Ponomaryova
Dmitriy Tokoyakov
Stanislav Krechkov
Elina Ternyaeva
Ivan Maslennikov
Sergey Melkumov
Andrey Ponkratov
TOP CAST
Nadezhda Markina
Elena
Aleksey Rozin
Sergey
Andrey Smirnov
Vladimir
Elena Lyadova
Katerina
Aleksey Maslodudov
Vitek
Yura Borisov
Friend Sanka
Oksana Semenova
Operations Officer
Igor Ogurtsov
Aleksandr
Vasily Michkov
Attorney
Anna Gulyarenko
Tatyana
Aleksandr Slastin
General
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