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Unclenching the Fists

Unclenching the Fists

2021•1h 37m•6.3/10
Drama

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6.3/10(45)

In a former mining town in North Ossetia, a young woman struggles to escape the stifling hold of the family she loves as much as she rejects.

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Non-Stop Productions

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Milana Aguzarova

Ada

Alik Karaev

Father

Soslan Khugaev

Akim

Khetag Bibilov

Dakko

Arsen Khetagurov

Tamik

Milana Pagieva

Taira

Rostislav Alimov

Son

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