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
general

Nikita Mikhalkov
waiter

Larisa Kuznetsova
Larisa

Oleg Menshikov
Kirill

Alexander Adabashyan
episode

Ruslan Akhmetov
episode
Yu. Babintsev
episode
G. Belgovskaya
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