My grandson Veniamin

MY GRANDSON VENIAMIN
Starring Lia Akhedzhakova
Based on the play by Lyudmila Ulitskaya
Directed by Marfa Gorvits
Also starring: Aleksandra Islentyeva, Nadezda Lumpova, Egor Trukhin
*This play is performed in Russian
The main protagonist, Esther (Lia Akhedzhakova), lives in the past, where traditions and rules from childhood are preserved in her memory. Authoritative and used to making decisions for others, she unsuccessfully tries to find a suitable wife for her only son. One day, Esther decides to go back to the small town of Bobruisk, where she grew up, and returns with the correct bride, a young beauty from a vetted family. It would seem that everything is going according to plan, but Esther’s attempt to build a new world on an old foundation eventually crumbles. Her son rejects his mother’s imposed marriage, and the bride is not who she was perceived to be…
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