

Portrait of a troubled peasant family. The film tells the story of two times widow Anna Belova who lives together with her brother Mikhail. Blending the two personalities, Kosakovsky characterizes the true Russian soul: she is the rational worker, honest and strong - he is the drunken poet, the idealist, his philosophy fades into radical nonsense time after time.
Anna Fyodorovna Belova
Herself
LeadMikhail Fyodorovich Belov
Himself
Vasiliy Belov
Himself
Sergey Fyodorovich Belov
Himself
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Viktor Kossakovsky's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
“Every frame feels alive. The Belovs is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”