The Year of the Dog

Year: 1994

Runtime: 133 mins

Language: Russian

Director: Semyon Aranovich

Drama

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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