A drama about a complicated life of a director in a small provincial theater.
Social & External
Gennadi Fetisov
Oleg Zuyev
Pavlik Platonov
Nikolai Knyazev
Inna
Zinaida Nikolayevna Arsenyeva
Alla Saburova
Nyusya
Galya
Vinokurov
Theatre director
theater actor
Theatre actor
theater actress
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