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Summary: Vanya is a 6 year old orphan living in a rundown orphanage in a remote Russian village. For Vanya and the other children, life is without hope, unless, of course, they are adopted by wealthy foreigners. For Vanya, hope comes in the form of an Italian couple. But while arrangements are being made an incident occurs when the mother of another child appears, seeking her son. Vanya begins to wonder what would happen if his own mother reappeared, and he was living in Italy.With the assistance of older children, Vanya is able to access his records and find the possible whereabouts of his mother. He escapes and travels across the country, pursued by the adoption agents.
Runtime: 90 min
Rating: Rated PG-13 for some violence, sexual content, language and thematic issues.
Production: Lenfilm Studio
Genres: Drama, Family
Country: Russia
Language: Russian
Home Release Date: May 22, 2007
Director Credit
Andrey Kravchuk Director
Writer Credit
Andrei Romanov Writer
Principal Cast Credit
Kolya Spiridonov Vanya Solntsev
Mariya Kuznetsova Madam
Nikolay Reutov Grisha
Cast Credit
Andrei Yelizarov Timokha
Dariya Lesnikova Mukhin's Mother
Denis Moiseenko Kolyan
Dima Zemlyanko Anton
Jurij Ickov Headmaster
Olga Shuvalova Irka
Polina Vorobieva Nataha
Rudolf Kuld Guard
Sasha Sirotkin Sery
Vladimir Shipov Bloke
Producer Credit
Andrei Zertsalov Producer
Olga Agrafenina Executive Producer
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