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Release Year1981
Runtime—
LanguageRussian
CertificationNR
GenresDrama, Romance
Votes1
DirectorNikolai Gusarov
WritersВера Кудрявцева, Vladimir Lobanov
TypeFeature Film
Rating9.0 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsOn the Bank of a Large River
About On the Bank of a Large River
A young 19-year old girl Anastasia (O.Bobyleva) comes to a big Siberian construction site. She dreams of being a welder, but at the moment there are no vacancies, and she has to begin her labor activity in a canteen. And after a local kinder garden is left without a mentor, nobody can fancy a better candidate that Nastya. She loves kids, and the main thing is that the feeling is mutual. Once during a storm an accident happens a motor-launch, carrying workers across a river, crashes. Three children become orphans. Nastya doesnt let the construction head send them to the orphanage and decides to adopt them.
Directed by Nikolai Gusarov, On the Bank of a Large River leans on a strong ensemble — Olga Sirina, Vladimir Kashirin, Lyubov Reymer — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about drama titles of 1981.
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