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199855 min0documentary

5.6/ 10(12 ratings)• TMDB

Bread Day

199855 min0documentary

5.6/ 10(12 ratings)• TMDB

Every week, pensioners living near St. Petersburg travel two hours to collect bread delivered to a rail junction for their village.

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Sergei Dvortsevoy

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Every week, pensioners living near St. Petersburg travel two hours to collect bread delivered to a rail junction for their village.

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Sergei Dvortsevoy

Sergei Dvortsevoydirector

Sergei Dvortsevoy

Sergei Dvortsevoywriter

Vladimir Oryolcast

Alisher Khamidkhodzhaev

Alisher Khamidkhodzhaevcast

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Pensioners in a remote village outside St. Petersburg gather each week for a bread delivery. They travel two hours to a rail junction to retrieve the loaves, an essential part of their routine. The film captures their efforts to distribute the bread within the community. Through this simple act, the villagers foster connections and support each other amid their isolation. Directed by Sergei Dvortsevoy, "Bread Day" runs for 55 minutes.

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