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Lessons at the End of Spring
Lessons at the End of Spring

Lessons at the End of Spring

Genres

Drama

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A young boy loses his innocence in a pre-perestroika Russian prison during the chaotic last months of the Khrushchev regime

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Russian

Runtime

75 mins

Rating

4.5/10

Release Date

18 July 1990

Country

Soviet Union

Cast

Danil Tolkachev

Danil Tolkachev

Vadik

Yuriy Nazarov

Yuriy Nazarov

Vasilyok

Yurii Mazhuha

Yurii Mazhuha

Lvovskiy

Aleksandr Feklistov

Aleksandr Feklistov

Teacher

Nikolay Zasukhin

Nikolay Zasukhin

Semenyuk

Leonid Timtsunik

Leonid Timtsunik

Bald Man

Valeriy Nosik

Valeriy Nosik

Radiculitis Man

Yelena Korolyova

Yelena Korolyova

Mother

Evgeniy Lazarev

Evgeniy Lazarev

Romanyuk

Valeriy Barinov

Valeriy Barinov

Bukhov

Avdotya Smirnova

Avdotya Smirnova

Girl

Yekaterina Rednikova

Yekaterina Rednikova

Masha

Valeriy Zolotukhin

Valeriy Zolotukhin

Prison Bath Attendant

Sergey Gabrielyan

Sergey Gabrielyan

Prison Guard

Nartai Begalin

Nartai Begalin

Prison Guard

Ivan Martynov

Ivan Martynov

Criminal

Galina Nadirli

Galina Nadirli

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