The Side Where the Wind Is
Aug 27 1979
•3h 52m
•Family, TV Movie
Genka Zvyagin meets a blind boy, Vladik. This meeting becomes in many ways a turning point in the destinies of both. Also before the eyes of the audience are the life stories of other children, often instructive and tragic.
Cast
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Alexey Melekhov
Генка Звягин
Viktor Berezin
Владик
Denis Skudar
Илька
Ilya Tikhonov
Яшка Воробьев
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