Elena
Jun 06 2011
•2h 49m
•Drama, Thriller
Elena is a woman of a certain age, living in a chic Moscow apartment with her wealthy businessman husband Vladimir. While Vladimir is estranged from his daughter, he does not mask his contempt for Elena's own child, who seems to be in constant need of financial assistance. When Vladimir suddenly falls ill and his volatile, nihilistic daughter comes back into the picture, Elena must hatch a plan for her own survival.
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Nadezhda Markina
Elena
Aleksey Rozin
Sergey
Andrey Smirnov
Vladimir
Elena Lyadova
Katerina
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