The Mire (Трясина) 46 years old
The action takes place during the Great Patriotic War. Peasant Matryona Bystrova loses her husband at the front, then her eldest son goes missing. Matryona decides to save the youngest son at all costs and shelters him from being drafted into the army in the attic of the house until the end of the war. But it turns out that saving her son, she condemns him to spiritual death, and herself to torment of conscience. A private story about the mother of a deserter grows to epic proportions...
Credits
The Mire Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Valentina Telichkina She was 33, now 79 years old | as Nina |
| Vadim Spiridonov He was 34, 45 years old when he died | as Stepan Bystrov, the eldest son of Matryona |
| Nonna Mordyukova She was 52, 82 years old when she died | as Matryona |
| Vera Kuznetsova She was 71, 87 years old when she died | as Kornakova |
| Tatyana Tashkova She was 22, now 68 years old | as Stepan's wife |
The Mire Crew
| Name | Department |
|---|---|
| Grigoriy Chukhray as Director. | Directing |
| Grigoriy Chukhray as Writer. | Writing |
| Viktor Merezhko as Writer. He was 41 (now 87) years old | Writing |
The Mire (46 years)
- Release day: Sunday, October 29, 1978
- Runtime: 122 minutes