亲戚
/
Родня
/
Verwandtschaft
/
La Parentèle
/
Los parientes
/
Kin
/
親戚
/
Family Relations
/
La parentela
/
A Parente
/
絆
director:
Nikita Mikhalkov
playwright:
维克托·梅列日科
actor:
Nikita Mikhalkov
/
诺娜·莫尔久科娃
/
Svetlana Kryuchkova
genre:
Drama
region:
苏联
language:
Russian
length: 1h 38m
release date: 1983-01-07
IMDb: tt0083004
Родня
overview
The story follows Maria Konovalova who travels from her rural village to visit her daughter Nina in the city. Maria's arrival exposes the stark contrasts between rural and urban lifestyles and reveals deep-seated family tensions. Interestingly, Родня (Rodnya) in Russian sounds very similar to the word Родина (Rodina), which means "Motherland." The film features three generations of women — Maria, her daughter Nina, and her granddaughter Irina — symbolizing three different Russias: one from the past, one modern, and one representing the future.