Kin
Overview
Cast & Crew
Production House
The Plot
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.
Run Time
1h 38m
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Release Date
01 Mar 1982
Country
Soviet Union
Language
Russian
Director & Producers
Nikita MikhalkovTop Billed Cast
Nonna Mordyukova
Svetlana Kryuchkova
Ivan Bortnik
Yuri Bogatyryov
Fyodor Stukov
Vsevolod Larionov
Larisa Kuznetsova
Oleg Menshikov
Alexander Adabashyan
Ruslan AkhmetovTechnical Team
Viktor Merezhko
Pavel Lebeshev
Eduard Artemyev
Georgiy Garanyan
Emin Khachaturyan