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.


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Nonna Mordyukova
Mama

Yuri Bogatyryov
Stasik

Ivan Bortnik
Vovchik

Andrei Petrov
Lyapin

Fyodor Stukov
Irishka

Vsevolod Larionov
The general

Nikita Mikhalkov
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Pavel Lebeshev
Waiter #2 / 2nd Man On Photo