Once Upon a Time in the Provinces(2008)
Sex, alcohol and violence define the people of a city in defeat in this downbeat drama from writer and director Katya Shagalova. As a teenager, Nastia (Yulia Peresild) was the star of a popular television series, but now her career is in decline and her father, an officer in the Russian army, has kicked her out of the house.
Movie: Once Upon a Time in the Provinces
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Anastasiya Zvonnikova
Vera Spiridonova
Kolya Spiridonov
Anzhela
Elena Sergeevna
Che
Ruslan Tasoev
Yasir
Kharsi
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Sex, alcohol and violence define the people of a city in defeat in this downbeat drama from writer and director Katya Shagalova. As a teenager, Nastia (Yulia Peresild) was the star of a popular television series, but now her career is in decline and her father, an officer in the Russian army, has kicked her out of the house.
Release Date
2008-09-25
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4
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Pусский
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