The Leading Role

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2016 / 63min.

Rating3.5

Genres

Documentary

Synopsis

The film is about the director’s mother, the movie actress Nina Antonova. Now she is 80. She has had hundreds of roles – big and small. It is a personal story about an honest and sad life, about self-sacrifice and freedom. Real fame as an actress came to her only once in her life. It was the leading role in the first Soviet colour TV series Varka’s Land. That was 45 years ago…

Directors

Actors

Nina Antonova

Serhii Bukovskyi

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