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200827 minPGdocumentary

Faithful

200827 minPGdocumentary

A man's unwavering commitment to his cultural traditions in the face of personal sacrifice highlights the tension between individual desires and societal expectations.

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Nastya Tarasova

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A man's unwavering commitment to his cultural traditions in the face of personal sacrifice highlights the tension between individual desires and societal expectations.

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Nastya Tarasova

Nastya Tarasovadirector

Nastya Tarasova

Nastya Tarasovawriter

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Sometimes traditions and rules of generations of a whole kind interfere with the personal life of one person. But he resigns himself to this, remaining eternally faithful and faithful ...

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