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Fathers and Grandfathers (1982)

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Original title
Отцы и деды
Directed by
Yuri Yegorov
Genre
romantic comedy film
Country
Soviet Union
Runtime
1h 20m
Rating
5.5 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A retired man decides to show his family and friends that he still has plenty of energy and life left in him. He sets out on a series of humorous adventures to prove that getting older doesn't mean slowing down.

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What happens

Fathers and Grandfathers (Russian: Отцы и деды, romanized: Ottsy i dedy) is a 1982 Soviet romantic comedy film directed by Yuri Yegorov. The film tells about the full energy of a pensioner who decides to prove to everyone that his life has just begun. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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