France / Soviet Union,
1991, 118 min
Directed by:
Nikita MikhalkovScreenplay:
Рустам ИбрагимбековCinematography:
Vilen KalyutaComposer:
Eduard ArtemyevPlots(1)
Adopting as a plot a seemingly anecdotal story about a shepherd from the Mongolian steppe going to a city to buy condoms, because the law forbade him to have more than three children, the director succeeded in creating a work of art of the highest standard, rich with genuine kindness, humanity and compassion, preaching tolerance and cross-cultural understanding. (official distributor synopsis)
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Vladimir Gostyukhin
Soviet Union
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Nikita Mikhalkov
Soviet Union
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War and Peace (1965)
A Cruel Romance (1984)
Burnt by the Sun (1994)
Badema
China
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