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Sister

Sister

20197.81h 34m

Overview

How many Yamil remembers himself, war has always been. He is very much waiting for it to end - after all, then the father will return, whom the boy knows only from photographs and letters. One day, Mom leaves for a distant city and brings the silent girl Oksana with her. Mum transmits the order of his father to take care of Oksana, as if he was a little sister ... A film adaptation of the story “The Joy of Our Home” by the classic of Soviet literature Mustay Karim.

Directed by Aleksandr Galibin
Written by Aydar Akmanov, Mustay Karim
Produced by Dmitry Fiks, Mikhail Kurbatov
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Top Cast

Arslan Krymchurin

Arslan Krymchurin

Yamil

Marta Timofeeva

Marta Timofeeva

Oksana

Y

Yusuf Rakhmetov

Марат

I

Ilgiza Gilmanova

мама Ямиля

S

Sulpan Abdrahimova

бабушка Ямиля

R

Rauis Zagitov

Мансур-Бабай

Vitalii Salii

Vitalii Salii

Петро

N

Nazhiba Iskandarova

Фархуниса

R

Ruslan Khaysarov

папа Ямиля

G

Gulnaz Khaysarova

мама Маратика

Themes & Keywords

based on novel or bookworld war iidifficult childhoodfaminefatherfoster sistersmall villagecarebrother sister relationship

About Sister

Sister is a war, drama film released in 2019 exploring themes of based on novel or book, world war ii, difficult childhood, famine, father, foster sister. Directed by Aleksandr Galibin, it stars Arslan Krymchurin, Marta Timofeeva, Yusuf Rakhmetov. How many Yamil remembers himself, war has always been. He is very much waiting for it to end - after all, then the father will return, whom the boy knows only from photographs and letters. One day, Mom leaves for a distant city and brings the silent girl Oksana with her. Mum transmits the order of his father to take care of Oksana, as if he was a little sister ... A film adaptation of the story “The Joy of Our Home” by the classic of Soviet literature Mustay Karim.

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