Pyotr, a once-promising neurosurgeon who left his groundbreaking research and career abroad, returns home years later in search of fulfillment. Encountering old friends, strained relationships, and the realities of his choices, Pyotr grapples with regret, identity, and the value of his work.
Cast
Leonid Dyachkov
Pyotr
Yuri Vizbor
Sasha
Alla Demidova
Katya
Natalya Bondarchuk
Nadya
Leonid Markov
Sergei
Vladimir Nosik
Kolka
Oleg Efremov
Oleg Pavlovich
Viktor Shulgin
radiologist
Natalya Shvets
female patient
Aleksandr Yanvaryov
Valya
Andrei Nikolayev
clown Andryusha
Mstislav Zapashnyy
acrobat
Lidiya Konstantinova
fellow traveler with a child
Aleksandr Shirvindt
Sasha's friend (uncredited)
Mikhail Bocharov
local policeman (uncredited)
Zoya Isaeva
Oleg Pavlovich's secretary (uncredited)
Anatoli Firsov
Himself (uncredited)
Mikhail Rozanov
guy in the blue t-shirt (uncredited)
Crew
Larisa Shepitko
Director, Writer
Gennady Shpalikov
Writer
Marianna Rooz
Script Editor
Valeriya Belova
Editor
Lidiya Lysenkova
Editor
Aleksandr Knyazhinsky
Director of Photography
N. Solovyov
First Assistant Director
G. Elenbogen
Second Assistant Director
Valentina Khovanskaya
Assistant Director
Lev Kushelevich
Executive Producer
Valentin Maslov
Executive Producer
Aleksandr Boym
Production Design
V. Yermakov
Assistant Camera
Vladimir Polyanskiy
Assistant Camera
Alina Budnikova
Costume Design
Sergey Kalinin
Makeup Artist
Lev Trakhtenberg
Sound Director
Sofya Khizhnyak
VFX Director of Photography
Alfred Schnittke
Original Music Composer
Eri Klas
Conductor
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