Once Upon a Time in the Provinces

Sex, alcohol and violence define the people of a city in defeat in this downbeat drama from writer and director Katya Shagalova. As a teenager, Nastia (Yulia Peresild) was the star of a popular television series, but now her career is in decline and her father, an officer in the Russian army, has kicked her out of the house.

Director: Ekaterina Shagalova

Cast: Yulia Peresild, Elvira Bolgova, Aleksandr Golubev, Nataliya Soldatova, Lyubov Tolkalina, Aydys Shoygu, Leonid Bichevin, Aleksandr Ratnikov

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