The Pokrovsky Gates
Feb 11 1983
•2h 20m
•Comedy, Drama, Romance, TV Movie
Stories from the lives of the tenants of the Moscow's communal apartment: Kostik, who is a college student, lives with his aunt while studying; Arkady Velyurov who is a performing artist; Khobotovs, who are a divorced couple; and Sava, who is Margarita Khobotov's new fiancé. All these people live in one apartment and their lives constantly touch each other's.
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Oleg Menshikov
Костик
Sofiya Pilyavskaya
Алиса Витальевна
Leonid Bronevoy
Аркадий Велюров
Inna Ulyanova
Маргарита Хоботова
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