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Muzhiki!

  • 1981
  • 1h 34m
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
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Muzhiki! (1981)
Drama

The miner decides to raise the three children of the woman he loved. A poignant Soviet drama about real men.The miner decides to raise the three children of the woman he loved. A poignant Soviet drama about real men.The miner decides to raise the three children of the woman he loved. A poignant Soviet drama about real men.

  • Director
    • Iskra Babich
  • Writers
    • Iskra Babich
    • Valentin Mikhajlov
  • Stars
    • Pyotr Glebov
    • Vera Alkhovskaya
    • Aleksandr Mikhaylov
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.6/10
    785
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Iskra Babich
    • Writers
      • Iskra Babich
      • Valentin Mikhajlov
    • Stars
      • Pyotr Glebov
      • Vera Alkhovskaya
      • Aleksandr Mikhaylov
    • 3User reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 1 nomination

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    Pyotr Glebov
    Pyotr Glebov
    • otets Pavla
    Vera Alkhovskaya
    • Polina - maty Pavla
    Aleksandr Mikhaylov
    Aleksandr Mikhaylov
    • Pavel Zubov
    Irina Ivanova
    Irina Ivanova
    • Polina
    Mikhail Buzylyov-Kretso
    Mikhail Buzylyov-Kretso
    • Styopa
    Pyotr Krylov
    • Pavlik
    Aleksandr Pavlov
    Aleksandr Pavlov
    • Sergey
    • (as A. Pavlov)
    Anatoliy Solonitsyn
    Anatoliy Solonitsyn
    • khudozhnik - otets Pavlika
    • (as A. Solonnitsyn)
    Mariya Andrianova
    • tyotya Ustyusha
    • (as M. Andrianova)
    Svetlana Tormakhova
    Svetlana Tormakhova
    • inspektor RONO
    • (as S. Tormakhova)
    Leonard Varfolomeev
    Leonard Varfolomeev
    • Roman Gavrilovich - predsedatel kolkhoza
    • (as L. Varfolomeyev)
    M. Rikhter
    • Taksist
    Tatyana Makhova
    Tatyana Makhova
    • Provodnitsa vagona
    • (as T. Makhova)
    Afanasi Kochetkov
    Afanasi Kochetkov
    • dyadya Grisha
    • (as A. Kochetkov)
    Aleksey Mikhaylov
    • Lev Shamray
    • (as A. Mikhajlov)
    Dmitriy Buzylyov-Kretso
    • Arslan Asanov
    • (as D. Buzylyov-Kretso)
    Yu. Alkhimov
    Akint Bagdasaryan
      • Director
        • Iskra Babich
      • Writers
        • Iskra Babich
        • Valentin Mikhajlov
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      10/10
      Moving, deep, one of the best Soviet films ever!
      What a wonderful film, surprisingly not very commented, one of the best Soviet films ever in my opinion. Released just ten years before the dissolution of USSR, it brings a subtle critic to the harshness and lack of empathy of Soviet laws. Though, that was not the main issue. Directed by a woman, Iskra Babich (who directed only four feature films in her whole career, and one single short film before them!), it tells a very moving and deep story about a man who believed cheated by his fianceé and became long years far from his parents, eventually facing the challenge of deciding to raise or not the children of his already dead former upcoming bride, including not only his own daughter with hers, but also her son with another guy and her adopted son with a speaking problem. The film is very well written (great dialogues), acted (the entire casting, including the children, do a great job), shot (beautiful cinematography) and directed. The way the dog appears is particularly brilliant, contrasting the care with the children and the furious bark towards the strange man who had been absent for so much time. The dog's animosity would reappear several times, but that contrast was particularly remarkable in the awesome opening scenes. This is a movie to watch and recommend to eveybody, and to remember forever.
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      • Mar 12, 2023

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      • Release date
        • December 1981 (Soviet Union)
      • Country of origin
        • Soviet Union
      • Language
        • Russian
      • Also known as
        • Peasants
      • Production companies
        • Mosfilm
        • Trete Tvorcheskoe Obedinenie
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      • Runtime
        1 hour 34 minutes
      • Color
        • Color
      • Sound mix
        • Mono
      • Aspect ratio
        • 1.37 : 1

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