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Elena

Release Date: May 16, 2012
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Runtime: 1 hr. 49 min.
Genres: Art House/Foreign, Drama
Director:Andrei Zvyagintsev
Cast:Nadezhda Markina, Andrei Smirnov, Yelena Lyadova, Alexey Rozin. Full cast + crew

Synopsis

A woman turns to devious means to support her family in this drama from Russian filmmaker Andrei Zvyagintsev. Middle-aged Elena (Nadezhda Markina) first met her husband Vladimir (Andrey Smirnov) when she took a job looking after him following a serious illness. The two bonded and fell in love, but wealthy Vladimir is significantly older than working-class Elena, and their relationship is still centered upon her caring for his needs. Elena has an adult son from a previous marriage, Sergei (Alexey Rozin...more

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