The story follows Maria Konovalova who travels from her rural village to visit her daughter Nina in the city. Maria's arrival exposes the stark contrasts between rural and urban lifestyles and reveals deep-seated family tensions. Interestingly, Родня (Rodnya) in Russian sounds very similar to the word Родина (Rodina), which means "Motherland." The film features three generations of women — Maria, her daughter Nina, and her granddaughter Irina — symbolizing three different Russias: one from the past, one modern, and one representing the future.
Directed by Nikita Mikhalkov
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Cast
Nonna Mordyukova
Maria
Svetlana Kryuchkova
Nina
Andrei Petrov
Lyapin
Ivan Bortnik
Vovchik
Yuri Bogatyryov
Stasik
Fyodor Stukov
Irishka
Vsevolod Larionov
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Nikita Mikhalkov
waiter
Larisa Kuznetsova
Larisa
Oleg Menshikov
Kirill
Alexander Adabashyan
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Ruslan Akhmetov
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Yu. Babintsev
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G. Belgovskaya
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