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Winter Thaw

Winter Thaw

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Winter Thaw

2016

0h 52m

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Drama

Family

Fantasy

Overview

In late nineteenth-century Russia, Martin Avdeitch is a humble shoemaker whose life has been characterized by grief. Martin must find the courage to look outside himself and trust in the goodness of God. This BYUtv original holiday special is based on Leo Tolstoy's short story, "Martin the Cobbler," and stars John Rhys-Davies.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

John Rhys-Davies

John Rhys-Davies

Martin Avdeitch

Karl Johnson

Karl Johnson

Stepanovich

Valentin Novopolskij

Valentin Novopolskij

Pyotr

Egle Spokaite

Dunyasha

Kamilė Gudmonaitė

Irina

Šarūnas Zenkevičius

Šarūnas Zenkevičius

Anton Avdeitch

Simonas Dovidauskas

Simonas Dovidauskas

Younger Martin Avdeitch

Ieva Andrejevaitė

Ieva Andrejevaitė

Raisa

Paulius Markevičius

Paulius Markevičius

Mikhail Leskov

Clotilde Rigaud

Clotilde Rigaud

Apple Woman

Creative team

Directed by: Adam Thomas Anderegg
Written by: Russ Kendall
Joseph Clay
Produced by: Russ Kendall
Lineta Mišeikytė

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