Top Cast
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Vitaly Kishchenko
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Sergey Shnurov
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Nikita Osadchiy
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Sergey Pokhodaev
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Aleksandr Polyakov
Overview
Sanya, a ten years old boy is living in a small town in Northern Russia. His father is a professional boxer who left to US so Sanya is desperately learning English hoping that his father will come back one day.
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