The Red Snowball Tree

The Red Snowball Tree

1974 · 110 min · RU · 7.3 (44 votes)
Dir. Vasiliy Shukshin · Starring Lidiya Fedoseyeva-Shukshina, Vasiliy Shukshin, Ivan Ryzhov, Mariya Skvortsova, Aleksey Vanin, Mariya Vinogradova · Music Pavel Chekalov
Drama

A thief named Egor, having served a term in prison, goes to the country to meet his pen-friend Lyuba, a kind genial village woman. Egor comes to love Lyuba sincerely. Now he has friends, work and a beloved woman, he decides to break with his criminal past and start a new life. However, his former criminal associates interfere brutally.

VIBE

A quiet, character-driven drama exploring the fragile hope of redemption. It feels deeply human, with moments of profound tenderness set against the harsh realities of a life seeking a second chance.

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motherredemptionloverussian villageformer thiefcriminals
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