Movie·2016·1h 34m
Despite the Falling Snow
You can betray your country but not your heart.
Country
Canada
Language
English
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The Story
New York, 1961. Alexander Ivanov, a high-ranked Soviet bureaucrat, reluctantly defects to the West while is part of a diplomatic mission, feeling the grief of being unable to know the fate of his wife Katya, whom he has had to leave behind in Moscow. Only many years later, in 1991, he will finally find out the truth when his niece Lauren travels to Moscow to participate in a painting exhibition.
Producer
Hanan Kattan, Jim Cardwell
Cinematography
David Johnson
Music
Rachel Portman
Editor
Masahiro Hirakubo
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
101 votes
Where to watch
Region: US
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Cast
Rebecca Ferguson
Katya Grinkova / Lauren Grinkova
Sam Reid
Young Alexander Ivanov
Charles Dance
Old Alexander Ivanov
Antje Traue
Marina Rinskaya
Oliver Jackson-Cohen
Young Misha Ardonov
Anthony Stewart Head
Old Misha Ardonov
Thure Lindhardt
Dimtri
Ben Batt
Oleg
Jelena Gavrilović
Svetlana
Amy Nuttall
Maya
Imogen Daines
Jackie
Miloš Timotijević
Anne Kidd
Tamara Krcunović
Marina Vodeničar
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Crew
Shamim Sarif
Writer, Director
Hanan Kattan
Producer
David Johnson
Director of Photography
Masahiro Hirakubo
Editor
Rachel Portman
Original Music Composer
Jim Cardwell
Executive Producer
April Q. Russell
Executive Producer
Geno Taylor
Executive Producer
Lisa Tchenguiz
Executive Producer
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