Storyline
A love story between a barber and a serf actress who find themselves in an environment that combines savagery with a veneer of enlightenment. Based on Nikolai Leskov's short story "The Toupee Artist".
Cast & Crew
Yelena Solovey
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Lead
Yevgeni Perov
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Sofya Pavlova
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Lyudmila Arinina
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Rasmi Dzhabrailov
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Feliks Antipov
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Aleksandr Demyanenko
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Aleksandr Afanasev
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What People Are Saying
5.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Ilya Averbakh's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Drama from the Old Life is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
