Playing With Dolls

Playing With Dolls

2010•1h 30m

DramaFamily

Olya, a straight-A middle school student, is experiencing her parents' break-up and her first love at the same time, all while struggling to maintain the image of a perfect child. One day she stays at her mom's house for a sleepover; the next day, she goes to her dad's. Neither parent is happy about the arrangement, nor is Olya. This is a coming-of-age story set in a small, bleak Russian town.

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Production

Snega Film

Language

RU

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Anna Patokina

Olya Savelyeva

Evgeniya Dmitrieva

Evgeniya Dmitrieva

Olya's mother

Yekaterina Vasilyeva

Yekaterina Vasilyeva

Headmistress

Yuliya Butakova

Yuliya Butakova

Galina Ivanovna

Rais Galyamov

Rais Galyamov

Uncle Grisha

Igor Sergeev

Igor Sergeev

Olya's father

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