Overview
A dying man in his forties recalls his childhood, his mother, the war and personal moments that tell of and juxtapose pivotal moments in Soviet history with daily life.
Cast
- Margarita Terekhova as Natalya / Maroussia - the Mother
- Ignat Daniltsev as Ignat / Alexei - 12 Years Old
- Larisa Tarkovskaya as Nadezha
- Alla Demidova as Lisa
- Anatoliy Solonitsyn as Forensic Doctor
- Mykola Hrynko as Printery Director
- Tamara Ogorodnikova as Nanny / Neighbour / Strange Woman at Tea Table
- Yuriy Nazarov as Rifle Shooting Instructor
- Oleg Yankovskiy as The Father
- Filipp Yankovsky as Aleksei - 5 Years Old