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Root of Life
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Root of Life

Sep 1, 1978
1h 27m
★ 8.0

Overview

Fascinated by the idea of creating an industrial inter-collective farm garden, scientist Andrei Barbu interrupts his work at the institute and moves to the district...

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Moldova-Film
ARTA

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Cast

Vladimir Ivashov

Andrei Barbu

Vladimir Ivashov

Klara Luchko

Aleksandra Tinke

Klara Luchko

Vyacheslav Shalevich

Ivan Zhosu

Vyacheslav Shalevich

Mihai Volontir

Lukyan Batyr (Kolkhoz Chairman)

Mihai Volontir

Natalya Rychagova

Nastya

Natalya Rychagova

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Vasile

Mikhail Milikov

Svetlana Toma

Greta

Svetlana Toma

Svetlana Svetlichnaya

Sabina

Svetlana Svetlichnaya

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Semenchuk

Olga Ilyna

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Dan

Victor Soțchi-Voinicescu

Yuri Kuzmenko

Savva Vyblov

Yuri Kuzmenko

Boris Mironyuk

Fronya

Boris Mironyuk

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