Playing With Dolls

Playing With Dolls

2010 · 90 min · Drama, Family

Olya, a straight-A middle school student, is experiencing her parents' break-up and her first love at the same time, all while struggling to maintain the image of a perfect child. One day she stays at her mom's house for a sleepover; the next day, she goes to her dad's. Neither parent is happy about the arrangement, nor is Olya. This is a coming-of-age story set in a small, bleak Russian town.

Directed by Georgy Negashev · Written by Nadezhda Kozhushanaya

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Anna Patokina Olya Savelyeva
Evgeniya Dmitrieva Olya's mother
Yekaterina Vasilyeva Headmistress
Yuliya Butakova Galina Ivanovna
Rais Galyamov Uncle Grisha
Igor Sergeev Olya's father

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Playing With Dolls

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