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6.3 0h 31m

The Degraded

This film was Sokurov's first feature at Lenfilm, roughly based on a short story by the contemporary Soviet writer Grigory Baklanov about the transitional period from power to subordinance.

Top Cast

  • Ilya Rivin

    Ilya Rivin

  • Viktoriya Yurizditskaya

    Viktoriya Yurizditskaya

  • Sergey Koshonin

    Sergey Koshonin

  • Stanislav Sokolov

    Stanislav Sokolov

  • Anatoli Petrov

    Anatoli Petrov

Overview

This film was Sokurov's first feature at Lenfilm, roughly based on a short story by the contemporary Soviet writer Grigory Baklanov about the transitional period from power to subordinance.

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