Unclenching the Fists
Sep 25 2021
•2h 37m
•Drama
In a former mining town in North Ossetia, a young woman struggles to escape the stifling hold of the family she loves as much as she rejects.
Cast
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Milana Aguzarova
Ada
Alik Karaev
Father
Soslan Khugaev
Akim
Khetag Bibilov
Dakko
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