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Promised Heaven is a film of genre Drama directed by Eldar Riazanov released in USA on 1 january 1991 with Lia Akhedjakova

Promised Heaven (1991)

Небеса обетованные, Nebesa obetovannye

Promised Heaven
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Released in USA 1 january 1991
Length 2h5
Directed by
Genres Drama,    Comedy
Rating71% 3.5755853.5755853.5755853.5755853.575585

The Promised Heaven (Russian: Небеса обетованные, translit. Nebesa obetovannye) is a 1991 Soviet film directed by Eldar Ryazanov. Film, shot in the style of fantastical social tragicomedy.

Synopsis

Near one of Moscow's train stations, on a landfill site, a group of vagrants lives. Due to a variety of reasons, once prosperous people have lost their jobs, homes, loved ones and began to live on a garbage site. Among them are: Anphemia, a talented artist, and her brother Fedor Yelistratov, who was repressed in the days of Stalinism. Solomon, a former engineer, who lost his job because his family emigrated to Israel. The former cook and housemaid Katya, who was beaten and kicked out of her house by her drunkard son. The head of those unfortunate people is "President" - a former party worker Dmitry Loginov, who like his friend Fedor, was in Stalin's camps.

Actors

Lia Akhedjakova

(Fima)Valentin Gaft

(President)Oleg Basilashvili

(President's friend)Svetlana Nemoliaïeva

(l'ex-femme du président)Natalya Georgyevna Gundareva

(Luska)
And :
Vyacheslav Nevinny
Lyudmila Ivanova
Eldar Riazanov
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