The Thief
1997 · Movie · 97 min. · Russia
In 1946, a soldier fathers a child then dies before its birth. Jump to 1952: on a train, the child and his mother meet a handsome soldier who makes a play for her. She accepts. Posing as a married family, the soldier finds them a rooming house where he becomes everyone's favorite through his good looks and generosity. Meanwhile he gives the boy, Sanya, lessons in life: to fight back, to win at all costs. The child's mother, Katya, is head-over-heels in love with Tolyan, the soldier, but the relationship becomes rocky when Tolyan's true plans for the rooming house become clear. It starts them on a treadmill of flight that risks Katya's life, Tolyan's liberty, and Sanya's trust.
Direction Pavel Chukhrai
Cast Vladimir Mashkov · Mikhail Filipchuk · Yekaterina Rednikova · Dima Chigaryov · Yury Belyayev · Amaliya Mordvinova · Anna Shtukaturova · Anatoliy Koshcheev · Lidiya Savchenko · Ervand Arzumanyan · Natalya Pozdnyakova · Galina Petrova
Soundtrack Vladimir Dashkevich
Screenplay Pavel Chukhrai
Cinematography Vladimir Klímov
Original title Vor
Also known as Bop · The Thief
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