Alexei hadn’t seen his father since he divorced his mother. Before enrolling in the literary institute, the son decided to visit his father—and regretted the time he’d lost. At the time, his father flatly refused to understand him. Disheartened, Alexei left and didn’t enroll in the institute until his fourth year. Before starting his studies, the son came to visit his father again...
Pyotr Shcherbakov
Никанор Алексеевич, отец Алексея, директор магазина
Aleksandr Lapshin
Алексей
Marianna Vertinskaya
Екатерина, врач, любимая женщина Алексея
Yelena Kozelkova
мать Алексея
Stepan Bubnov
Серафим Ефимович, "нужный" человек из райпищеторга
Sofya Pavlova
жена отца
Yevgeniy Filatov
дядя Володя
Viktor Yakovlev
дядя Серёжа
Vladimir Naumtsev
экзаменатор
Alexei hadn’t seen his father since he divorced his mother. Before enrolling in the literary institute, the son decided to visit his father—and regretted the time he’d lost. At the time, his father flatly refused to understand him. Disheartened, Alexei left and didn’t enroll in the institute until his fourth year. Before starting his studies, the son came to visit his father again...
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