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The Apiary

The Apiary

2002 · 85 min · ★ 4.6 · Comedy, Thriller

Fairy-tale thriller, from the 'parallel cinema'. Real characters from Russian folklore come to life in the half-fantastic, half-idiotic atmosphere of a provincial town.

Directed by Andrey Kagadeev · Written by Nikolai Kopeykin

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