An old Russian grandmother or "babushka", who took part in the Battle of Stalingrad, sacrificed everything for her children and even sold her house to get money for her grandchildren, is shuttled among those very grandchildren--products of the "new" Russia--none of whom want her to stay with them since she's too much of a "burden" for them.
Director: Lidiya Bobrova
Cast: Nina Shubina, Olga Onishchenko, Anna Ovsyannikova, Vladimir Kulakow, Sergey Anufriev, Yuriy Ovsyanko, Valentina Cherkozyanova, Mariya Lobachyova
An old Russian grandmother or "babushka", who took part in the Battle of Stalingrad, sacrificed everything for her children and even sold her house to get money for her grandchildren, is shuttled among those very grandchildren--products of the "new" Russia--none of whom want her to stay with them since she's too much of a "burden" for them.
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An old Russian grandmother or "babushka", who took part in the Battle of Stalingrad, sacrificed everything for her children and even sold her house to get money for her grandchildren, is shuttled amon…
1h 37m
February 3, 2004
Lidiya Bobrova
Nina Shubina, Olga Onishchenko, Anna Ovsyannikova
Drama