Call Me from Afar 1978
7.5 / 10
Call Me from Afar
Grusha's (Lidiya Fedoseyeva-Shukshina) husband has left her and she is now a single parent to her adolescent son Vitya (Vladimir Naumenko). Her brother Nikolay (Mikhail Ulyanov) is determined to hook her up with his friend Vladimir (the film's co-director Stanislav Lyubshin). For Grusha and Vladimir to have privacy to build up their relationship, Nikolay decides his nephew Vitya needs to stay out of the way, so he urges Vitya to come live with his family for a while. However, Grusha's not so sure about the arrangement. Based on a play by Vasiliy Shukshin.
Grusha's (Lidiya Fedoseyeva-Shukshina) husband has left her and she is now a single parent to her adolescent son Vitya (Vladimir Naumenko). Her brother Nikolay (Mikhail Ulyanov) is determined to hook her up with his friend Vladimir (the film's co-director Stanislav Lyubshin). For Grusha and Vladimir to have privacy to build up their relationship, Nikolay decides his nephew Vitya needs to stay out of the way, so he urges Vitya to come live with his family for a while. However, Grusha's not so sure about the arrangement. Based on a play by Vasiliy Shukshin.
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... Grusha Veselova
... Vitya
... Vladimir Nikolayevich
... Nikolay
... ded Savva
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Oleg Novikov... Yura
Release Date:
Jan 23, 1978
Run Time:
1hr 37`
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Original Language:
Russian
Status:
Released
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... Director
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... Grusha Veselova
... Vitya
... Vladimir Nikolayevich
... Nikolay
... ded Savva
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Oleg Novikov... Yura
... Fyodor Fyodorovich
... Kuzma Yegorovich
... Aleksey
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... Natasha, gostya v restorane
... Vyacheslav Aleksandrovich
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