About the film
Pavel and Shura live in a village with their children. One day Pavel learns that a woman he once knew has died and left a daughter, his daughter, who now has nobody.
Shura makes the hard decision to take the girl into the family. Winning the trust of a frightened, grieving child turns out to be much harder than opening the door.
Tatiana Doronina gives a warm, strong performance in one of the most loved Soviet family dramas. It is a film about the idea that a mother is the one who loves you.
Did you know?
- Tatiana Doronina was one of the biggest stars of Soviet theatre and film.
- The music is by Grigory Ponomarenko.
