After the release of "Nostalgia", Andrei Tarkovsky runs out his Soviet authorities permission to work abroad: he has to go back home. But he understands from the messages of some friends and colleagues that his life in Russia would be even tougher than before. So he then decides to break with Soviet authorities and, a year before the Milan Conference of 1984 during which he will announce publicly his decision, he leaves his friends that are hosting him in Rome and takes refuge in a secret location.
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The Gift Cast
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Character |
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Marlen Khutsiyev
He was 93, 93 years old when he died
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as himself |
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Manolo Bolognini
He was 93, 92 years old when he died
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as himself |
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Krzysztof Zanussi
He was 79, now 85 years old
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as himself |
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Ali Khamraev
He was 81, now 87 years old
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as himself |
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Donatella Baglivo
She was 72, now 78 years old
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as herself |
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Norman Mozzato
He was 79, now 84 years old
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as himself |
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Giuseppe Lanci
He was 76, now 82 years old
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as himself |
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Luciano Tovoli
He was 83, now 88 years old
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as himself |
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Enrica Antonioni
She was 65, now 70 years old
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as herself |
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Renzo Rossellini
He was 111, 74 years old when he died
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as himself |
The Gift Crew
