Afonya (1975)

Original title

Афоня

Directed by

Georgiy Daneliya

Genre

tragicomedy, romance film

Country

Soviet Union

Runtime

1h 27m

Rated

12

Rating

7.7 of 10 from 161 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A hard-drinking Soviet plumber drifts through life in a small city, ignoring his work and pushing away people who care about him. A chance encounter with a kind woman begins to shake him out of his apathy.

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What happens

Afonya (Russian: Афоня) is a Soviet romantic comedy-drama film produced by Mosfilm and first released in 1975. The film became the Soviet box office leader of 1975 with a total of 62.2 million ticket sales. The film was shot on location in Yaroslavl. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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