Afonya

Afonya

Afonya

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Afonya

1975

1h 32m

7.7(162 votes)

Drama

Comedy

Romance

Overview

Afonya Borshev is a plumber who drinks a lot, flirts a lot and doesn't care too much about tomorrow. His wife left him, his boss placed him on probation, his whole life is falling apart, but he doesn't realize it. When Afonya met Katya at a dance club he didn't pay her much attention, yet she may be the only one who can help him.

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Mosfilm

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Leonid Kuravlyov

Leonid Kuravlyov

Afonya

Yevgeniya Simonova

Yevgeniya Simonova

Katya

Evgeni Leonov

Evgeni Leonov

Kolya

Savely Kramarov

Savely Kramarov

Egoza

Nina Maslova

Nina Maslova

Elena

Boryslav Brondukov

Boryslav Brondukov

Fedul

Valentina Talyzina

Valentina Talyzina

Lyudmila Vostryakova

Vladimir Basov

Vladimir Basov

Vladimir Belikov

Nikolai Parfyonov

Nikolai Parfyonov

Boris Petrovich

Gotlib Roninson

Gotlib Roninson

astronomer

Creative team

Directed by: Georgiy Daneliya
Written by: Aleksandr Borodyanskiy

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