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201877 minPGdocumentary

It's Been Three Years

201877 minPGdocumentary

Three years pass as Sasha, living in a cluttered house in the Moscow Region, struggles with love and understanding while raising her young son Ilya.

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Alexandr Rastorguev

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Three years pass as Sasha, living in a cluttered house in the Moscow Region, struggles with love and understanding while raising her young son Ilya.

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Alexandr Rastorguev

Alexandr Rastorguevdirector

Susanna Baranzhieva

Susanna Baranzhievawriter

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Sasha Strizhenova lives in a cluttered village house in the Moscow Region with her husband and their young son, Ilya. Their home is filled with tension, marked by frequent arguments and a pervasive sense of discontent. Sasha struggles with feelings of isolation and a lack of love. Three years later, the film revisits her life, revealing a new partner and another child, yet the circumstances remain strikingly similar. Directed by Alexandr Rastorguev, the documentary runs for 77 minutes.

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