The Elder Son (1976)

Original title

Старший сын

Directed by

Vitali Melnikov

Genre

drama film

Country

Soviet Union

Runtime

2h 12m

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 36 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Two young men arrive at a stranger's home late at night and one pretends to be the man's long-lost son. The lie creates unexpected bonds and complications within the family.

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What happens

The Elder Son (Russian: Старший сын, romanized: Starshiy syn) is a 1976 Soviet two-part television drama film directed by Vitaly Melnikov based on the eponymous play by Alexander Vampilov. The film was commissioned by the USSR State Committee for Television and Radio. The shooting took place in a suburb of Leningrad, near Rzhevka station. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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