Released:
1982-03-01

Overview:
The story follows Maria Konovalova who travels from her rural village to visit her daughter Nina in the city. Maria's arrival exposes the stark contrasts between rural and urban lifestyles and reveals deep-seated family tensions. Interestingly, Родня (Rodnya) in Russian sounds very similar to the word Родина (Rodina), which means "Motherland." The film features three generations of women — Maria, her daughter Nina, and her granddaughter Irina — symbolizing three different Russias: one from the past, one modern, and one representing the future.

Director:
Nikita Mikhalkov

Runtime:
1h 38min

Genre:
Comedy, Drama

• Cast:
• 
  Nonna Mordyukova
  as
  Maria
• 
  Svetlana Kryuchkova
  as
  Nina
• 
  Andrei Petrov
  as
  Lyapin
• 
  Ivan Bortnik
  as
  Vovchik
• 
  Yuri Bogatyryov
  as
  Stasik