The Red Snowball Tree

The Red Snowball Tree

1974 · ★ 7.1 · Drama

A thief named Egor, having served a term in prison, goes to the country to meet his pen-friend Lyuba, a kind genial village woman. Egor comes to love Lyuba sincerely. Now he has friends, work and a beloved woman, he decides to break with his criminal past and start a new life. However, his former criminal associates interfere brutally.

Directed by Vasiliy Shukshin · Written by Vasiliy Shukshin

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