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The Leading Role (2016)

Genre : Documentary

Runtime : 1H 3M

Director : Sergey Bukovsky

Synopsis

The film is about the director’s mother, the movie actress Nina Antonova. Now she is 80. She has had hundreds of roles – big and small. It is a personal story about an honest and sad life, about self-sacrifice and freedom. Real fame as an actress came to her only once in her life. It was the leading role in the first Soviet colour TV series Varka’s Land. That was 45 years ago…

Actors

Nina Antonova
Nina Antonova
Herself
Sergey Bukovsky
Sergey Bukovsky
Himself

Crews

Sergey Bukovsky
Sergey Bukovsky
Director
Ihor Barba
Ihor Barba
Sound Director
Svitlana Zaloga
Svitlana Zaloga
Editor
Maksym Desiateryk
Maksym Desiateryk
Editor
Anatoliy Khimich
Anatoliy Khimich
Director of Photography
Borys Peter
Borys Peter
Sound Director

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