Completed - RUSSIAN - Drama, Historical - 150 minutes
The film tells us about Russia’s darkest pages of history at the beginning of the 20th century through the love and tragic fate of Varvara, a simple Russian woman.
Year of production : 2011 Director(s) : Andrey SMIRNOV Writer(s) : Andrey SMIRNOV Cast : Darya YEKAMASOVA, Agrippina STEKLOVA, Alexey SEREBRYAKOV, Alexey SHEVCHENKOV, Andrey KURNOSOV, Evdokiya GERMANOVA, Maxim AVERIN, Roman MADYANOV, Vlad ABASHIN Producer(s) : Andrey SMIRNOV, Elena SMIRNOV
Russia, Tambov Province, 1909-1921. The Russian Village is experiencing the most difficult of times: World War I, The Russian Revolution, civil war and famine. Peasants who refuse to obey the new authorities find themselves dispossessed of their land or property or even murdered. Once Upon a Time There Lived a Simple Woman tells the story of Russia’s destiny during the darkest pages of its history through the life, love and tragic fate of Varvara, a simple Russian woman.
Country(ies) : RUSSIA Financing plan : Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation, Marmot Film, Private investments