The Mire (1978)

The action takes place during the Great Patriotic War. Peasant Matryona Bystrova loses her husband at the front, then her eldest son goes missing. Matryona decides to save the youngest son at all costs and shelters him from being drafted into the army in the attic of the house until the end of the war. But it turns out that saving her son, she condemns him to spiritual death, and herself to torment of conscience. A private story about the mother of a deserter grows to epic proportions...

Directing:
  • Grigoriy Chukhray

Writing:
  • Viktor Merezhko
  • Grigoriy Chukhray

Stars:
Release Date: 1978-10-29
themoviedb icon 4.7/10
  • Country: SU
  • Language: Pусский
  • Runtime: 122

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Tamara Yarenko
Tamara Yarenk...
villager
Nonna Mordyukova
Nonna Mordyuk...
Matryona
Vadim Spiridonov
Vadim Spirido...
Stepan
Andrey Nikolaev
Andrey Nikola...
Mitya
Valentina Telichkina
Valentina Tel...
Nina
Valeriy Nosik
Valeriy Nosik
Grishka the postman
Vladimir Gusev
Vladimir Guse...
Misha
Galina Mikeladze
Galina Mikela...
Katya
Arkady Smirnov
Arkady Smirno...
Kornakov
Vera Kuznetsova
Vera Kuznetso...
Kornakova
Nikolay Dupak
Nikolay Dupak
chairman
Ivan Ryzhov
Ivan Ryzhov
priest
Valentina Ushakova
Valentina Ush...
Mariya
Irina Korablyova
Irina Korably...
Tanya
Nina Agapova
Nina Agapova
Faina
Vladimir Basov Jr.
Vladimir Baso...
Petya
Vera Burlakova
Vera Burlakov...
villager
Mariya Vinogradova
Mariya Vinogr...
old woman
Lidiya Dranovskaya
Lidiya Dranov...
villager
Vladimir Zamanskiy
Vladimir Zama...
military сommissar
Svetlana Zhgun
Svetlana Zhgu...
villager
Antonina Maksimova
Antonina Maks...
villager
Vladimir Pitsek
Vladimir Pits...
truck driver
Tatyana Tashkova
Tatyana Tashk...
Lida
Daniil Netrebin
Daniil Netreb...
district inspector (uncredited)
Tamara Loginova
Tamara Logino...
Stepan's traveling companion (uncredited)
Serhiy Pidhornyi
Serhiy Pidhor...
Semyonov
Larisa Kronberg
Larisa Kronbe...
сельская жительница
Vladimir Basov Ml.
Vladimir Baso...
Petya
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