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ONCE UPON A TIME THERE LIVED A SIMPLE WOMAN (ZHYLA-BYLA ODNA BABA)
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Completed - RUSSIAN - Drama, Historical - 150 minutes

Log Line

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.

Previous markets

  • Berlin EFM 2012 (Screening)
Full history

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

Synopsis

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.

Production

Country(ies) : RUSSIA

Financing plan : Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation, Marmot Film, Private investments

Festivals and Awards


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