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201827 minPGdocumentary

Dorotchka

201827 minPGdocumentary

An 80-year-old woman reflects on her life of solitude in a Siberian village where marriage is considered the ultimate happiness for women.

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An 80-year-old woman reflects on her life of solitude in a Siberian village where marriage is considered the ultimate happiness for women.

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Olga Delanedirector

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Dorotchka, an 80-year-old woman in the Siberian countryside, reflects on her life at her kitchen table. In a culture where marriage is often viewed as a woman's greatest happiness, she has remained single. Her thoughts reveal feelings of regret and loneliness. Director Olga Delane, who moved to Germany at 16, presents the perspectives of Siberian people on love and marriage. The film runs for 27 minutes and was released in 2018.

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