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Call Me from Afar (1978)

Grusha's (Lidiya Fedoseyeva-Shukshina) husband has left her and she is now a single parent to her adolescent son Vitya (Vladimir Naumenko). Her brother Nikolay (Mikhail Ulyanov) is determined to hook her up with his friend Vladimir (the film's co-director Stanislav Lyubshin). For Grusha and Vladimir to have privacy to build up their relationship, Nikolay decides his nephew Vitya needs to stay out of the way, so he urges Vitya to come live with his family for a while. However, Grusha's not so sure about the arrangement. Based on a play by Vasiliy Shukshin.

  • Romance
  • Drama

Top billed cast

  • Photo of Lidiya Fedoseyeva-ShukshinaLidiya Fedoseyeva-ShukshinaGrusha Veselova
  • Photo of Vladimir NaumenkoVladimir NaumenkoVitya
  • Photo of Stanislav LyubshinStanislav LyubshinVladimir Nikolayevich
  • Photo of Mikhail UlyanovMikhail UlyanovNikolay
  • Photo of Ivan RyzhovIvan Ryzhovded Savva
  • Photo of Oleg NovikovOleg NovikovYura
  • Photo of Pyotr LyubeshkinPyotr LyubeshkinFyodor Fyodorovich
  • Photo of Nikolai BrillingNikolai BrillingKuzma Yegorovich
  • Photo of Aleksey VaninAleksey VaninAleksey
  • Photo of Lidiya DranovskayaLidiya Dranovskaya

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