Kin

Kin — Plot

The story follows Maria Konovalova who travels from her rural village to visit her daughter Nina in the city. Maria's arrival exposes the stark contrasts between rural and urban lifestyles and reveals deep-seated family tensions. Interestingly, Родня (Rodnya) in Russian sounds very similar to the word Родина (Rodina), which means "Motherland." The film features three generations of women — Maria, her daughter Nina, and her granddaughter Irina — symbolizing three different Russias: one from the past, one modern, and one representing the future.

• Release date
• March 1, 1982
• Runtime
• 98 min
• Genres
• Comedy, Drama
• Director
• Nikita Mikhalkov

Kin — Cast

Nonna Mordyukova Maria Svetlana Kryuchkova Nina

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Andrei Petrov Lyapin Ivan Bortnik Vovchik Yuri Bogatyryov Stasik Fyodor Stukov Irishka Vsevolod Larionov general Nikita Mikhalkov waiter