Accidental Meeting

Accidental Meeting

1936 · 64 min · ★ 5.8 · Comedy, Romance

A supposedly ordinary woman’s personal triumph and tragedy is explored in Igor Savchenko’s 1936 Sluchainaya Vstrecha (Accidental Meeting). Irina – the best shock worker in a provincial children’s factory – develops a relationship with the newly arrived and charming physical culture instructor named Grisha. Soon we learn that Irina is pregnant. Disappointed and angry on hearing her news, Grisha asks her about what will now happen to all their dreams.

Directed by Ihor Savchenko · Written by Ihor Savchenko

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