The Belovs (1992)
Overview
Portrait of a troubled peasant family. The film tells the story of two times widow Anna Belova who lives together with her brother Mikhail. Blending the two personalities, Kosakovsky characterizes the true Russian soul: she is the rational worker, honest and strong - he is the drunken poet, the idealist, his philosophy fades into radical nonsense time after time.
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| Budget | $0.00 |
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| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | ru |
| Popularity | 1.794 |
Directed By
Viktor Kossakovsky
TOP CAST
Anna Fyodorovna Belova
Herself
Mikhail Fyodorovich Belov
Himself
Vasiliy Fyodorovich Belov
Himself
Sergey Fyodorovich Belov
Himself
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