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Looking for a Man (1973)

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Original title
Ищу человека
Directed by
Mikhail Bogin
Genre
drama film
Country
Soviet Union
Runtime
1h 37m
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This film presents true stories of people searching for loved ones they were separated from during World War II. It follows their quests to find each other many years after the war ended.

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What happens

Looking for a Person (Russian: Ищу человека, romanized: Ishchu cheloveka) is a 1973 Soviet drama film directed by Mikhail Bogin. The film is based on true stories about separation and meetings, about the search for loved ones, which continued many years after the Second World War. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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