One's Own Shadow

One's Own Shadow

One's Own Shadow

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One's Own Shadow

2001

1h 22m

8.0(1 votes)

Drama

Overview

A successful doctor is visited by her old friend, a famous writer. They used to be close, but their friendship ended when they both fell in love with the same man. At first, their reunion seems to be going well, but as they talk, their old grudges and resentments resurface and threaten to ruin their renewed connection.

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Lenfilm

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Evdokiya Germanova

Evdokiya Germanova

Rita

Valentina Korotayeva

Valentina Korotayeva

Nina

Viktor Shevtsov

Pavel Iliych

Aleksandr Feklistov

Aleksandr Feklistov

Andrey

Boris Lekhman

Dima

Mariya Narutskaya

Olga

Konstantin Vorobyov

Konstantin Vorobyov

Sledovatel

Yekaterina Gorokhovskaya

Yekaterina Gorokhovskaya

Young Rita

Marianna Semyonova

Marianna Semyonova

Young Nina

Sergei Stolypin

Young Andrey

Creative team

Directed by: Olga Narutskaya
Written by: Natalya Ryazantseva
Marina Sheptunova

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