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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.Read moreLess
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.
The story
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.
Cast & crew
Nonna MordyukovaMaria
Svetlana Kryuchkova
Ivan BortnikVovchik
Yuri BogatyryovStasik
Fyodor StukovIrishka
Vsevolod Larionovgeneral
Nikita Mikhalkovwaiter
Larisa KuznetsovaLarisa
Oleg MenshikovKirill
Alexander Adabashyanepisode
Ruslan AkhmetovepisodeExplore the crew
- Director
- Nikita Mikhalkov
- Writer
- Viktor Merezhko
- Director of Photography
- Pavel Lebeshev
- Editor
- Eleonora Praksina
- Original Music Composer
- Eduard Artemyev