Top Cast
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Yelena Kuzmina
Yelena Kuzmina, Teacher
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Pyotr Sobolevsky
Kuzmina's Fiance
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Sergei Gerasimov
Village Chairman
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Mariya Babanova
Chairman's Wife
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Liu-Sian Van
Kulak
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Yanina Zheymo
Young Teacher
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Boris Chirkov
Man Talking on the Phone
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Eliana Dugina
Anar (uncredited)
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Sergei Ponachevny
Education Sector Employee (uncredited)
Overview
A young teacher is sent to a remote province, separating her from her lover, and sets about the difficult task of building a school there.
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