Anna works as a telegram courier. Her personal life with her husband, Sergey, is falling apart. The only thing keeping them connected is their young son, Antoshka. Like something out of a fairy tale, Anna receives a telegram from Alyokhin, a former classmate who has always loved her. He invites her to move in with him to a new apartment he has just received. Will Anna be able to leave everything behind and start a new life with someone who truly loves her?
Tatyana Dogileva
Anna, raznoschitsa telegramm
Karina Moritts
Veronika, raznoschitsa telegramm
Gennady Skomorokhov
Sergey, muzh Anny
Yuri Senkevich
Anton, sosed Anny
Marica Balan
Mar'ya Pavlovna
Paulina Zavtoni
Klavdiya, rabotnitsa telegrafa
Alla Sergiyko
Tat'yana, rabotnitsa telegrafa
Tatiana Watavu
Vera, rabotnitsa telegrafa
Eugenia Botnaru
Savvična
Anna works as a telegram courier. Her personal life with her husband, Sergey, is falling apart. The only thing keeping them connected is their young son, Antoshka. Like something out of a fairy tale, Anna receives a telegram from Alyokhin, a former classmate who has always loved her. He invites her to move in with him to a new apartment he has just received. Will Anna be able to leave everything behind and start a new life with someone who truly loves her?
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