A Little Doll (1988)

Original title

Куколка

Directed by

Isaak Fridberg

Genre

drama film, romance film, sport film

Country

Soviet Union

Runtime

2h 15m

Rating

5.3 of 10 from 13 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young gymnast suffers a serious injury and decides to quit the sport. She struggles to accept her new ordinary life.

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What happens

A Little Doll (Russian: Куколка, romanized: Kukolka) is a 1988 Soviet psychological drama film directed by Isaak Fridberg. The film tells about a young gymnast who is seriously injured, as a result of which she decides to leave the sport. But it’s very difficult for her to come to terms with the idea that she is now just like everyone else. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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