The Garden of Desires

Overview

The film is set during the last summer before the Great Patriotic War. Three sisters are coming to stay with their grandmother in the village. They imagine the world as a vast and charming "Garden of desires" and all members of the household are waiting for Asya's birthday. Asya has a sense of foreboding regarding the impending grief. Guests come to visit but none of them are her parents. She still does not know that her father was declared an enemy of the people, that tomorrow she will not see her mother and that the war is approaching.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 1, 1987

Original language

Russian

Spoken languages

Russian

Cast

Igor Donskoy,Aleksandr Feklistov,Yury Pavlov,Lev Prygunov,Kira Muratova,Irina Shustayeva,Galina Makarova,Svetlana Tormakhova,Marianna Velizheva,Mikhail Brylkinand 2 more

Director

Ali Khamraev

Writer

Sergei Lazutkin

Cinematography

Vladimir Klimov

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0171712