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The Year of the Dog (1994) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1994 · 133 mins · Russian
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- Directed by
- Semyon Aranovich
- Starring
- Viktor Sukhorukov, Aleksei Nilov, Anastasiya Melnikova, Aleksandr Feklistov, Igor Sklyar, Inna Churikova
Former criminal Sergei encounters Vera, an unhappy elderly resident of a dormitory. When Sergei is forced to commit another crime, the two escape together, only to stumble into a radiation‑contaminated zone. Sergei decides to remain inside, and Vera refuses to abandon him. Their uneasy refuge is threatened when three looters arrive on the scene.
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