Mother and Son

Mother and Son

6.6IMDb Score
Released:1997-02-20
Genre:Drama
Duration:73 min
Director:Aleksandr Sokurov
Actors:Aleksei Ananishnov, Gudrun Geyer
Production:Severny Fond, Zero Film, Lenfilm, Ö-Filmproduktion

Overview:

A man goes for a walk through the countryside with his dying mother.

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