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A Big Family (1954)

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Original title
Большая семья
Directed by
Iosif Kheifits
Genre
drama film
Country
Soviet Union
Runtime
1h 48m
Rating
5.9 of 10 from 10 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This film follows the lives and work of a multi-generational family of shipbuilders in the Soviet Union. It shows their personal struggles, relationships, and the changing dynamics within the household.

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What happens

A Big Family (Russian: Больша́я семья́, translit. Bolshaya semya) is a 1954 Soviet drama film directed by Iosif Kheifits. It was entered into the 1955 Cannes Film Festival. It was based on Vsevolod Kochetov's novel Zhurbiny. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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