Ave Maria

Ave Maria

1999 · 94 min · ★ 9.0 · Drama

Once in the underpass at the Philharmonic, a singer Lyudmila hears a heavenly voice of a beggar-girl singing "Ave Maria" ...

Directed by Lyudmila Efimenko · Written by Lyudmila Efimenko

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