Podstrochnik Episode 11
Podstrochnik (Documentary Series)
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26m
Post-war Russia. Lilianna is invited to a New Year's party where she meets a young director and fledging screenwriter Semyon Lungin. Two weeks later they meet again and from that moment forward they will never part.
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