Not by Bread Alone

Year: 2005

Runtime: 112 mins

Language: Russian

Drama

In post‑WWII Soviet reconstruction, technocrat Drozhdov champions communism as the triumph of the ordinary over “special” genius. Scientist Lopatkin, aided by eccentric inventor Busko, toils on a groundbreaking invention while facing ridicule, sabotage and plagiarism, especially by Drozhdov. Drozhdov’s disaffected wife Natasha, once a school colleague of Lopatkin, leaves her husband and becomes his unwavering supporter, prepared to sacrifice everything for him and his vision for the motherland.

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