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A Home for Tanya (1959)

A Home for Tanya poster
Original title
Отчий дом
Directed by
Lev Kulidzhanov
Genre
drama film
Country
Soviet Union
Runtime
1h 40m
Rating
5.8 of 10 from 11 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young woman returns to her rural hometown after years away. She must reconnect with her father and adjust to the simple life she left behind.

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What happens

A Home for Tanya (Russian: Отчий дом, translit. Otchiy dom) is a 1959 Soviet drama film directed by Lev Kulidzhanov. It competed for the Palme d'Or at the 1959 Cannes Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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