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Gandhi Was Silent on Saturdays

Gandhi Was Silent on Saturdays

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Gandhi Was Silent on Saturdays

2025

1h 38m

10.0(1 votes)

Comedy

Drama

Overview

The life of 16-year-old Mot is thrown into disarray when his father leaves the family. In protest, Mot brings home a homeless woman and declares that he will live with her.

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Kinoprime Foundation

Lenfilm

Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Mark Eydelshteyn

Mark Eydelshteyn

Mot

Darya Ekamasova

Darya Ekamasova

Liza

Anastasiya Krasovskaya

Anastasiya Krasovskaya

Kris

Viktoriya Tolstoganova

Viktoriya Tolstoganova

Anna

Artem Krylov

Artem Krylov

Sledovatel

Evgeny Koryakovsky

Evgeny Koryakovsky

Sergey

Oleg Garkusha

Oleg Garkusha

Gagarin

Alina Voskresenskaya

Alina Voskresenskaya

Lena

Andrey Blagoslovenskiy

Andrey Blagoslovenskiy

Vsevolod Tsurilo

Vsevolod Tsurilo

Viktor

Creative team

Directed by: Yuriy Zaytsev
Written by: Liza Tsyganova
Yuriy Zaytsev
Produced by: Nadezhda Andryushchenko
Yulia Vityazeva

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