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The Turning Point (1979)

Original title: Поворот

1979-04-09 · 1h 34m · RU
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The newlyweds return to Moscow after a wonderful sea cruise on the Black Sea. It seems that they will have a happy life ahead, their beloved job, but chance rudely cuts off all dreams: Viktor doesn't have time to slow down and knocks down an elderly woman with his Zhiguli. His desire to evade responsibility is replaced by repentance and a decision to accept the burden of guilt upon himself.

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Aleksandr MindadzeWriterVadim AbdrashitovDirector

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Irina KupchenkoIrina KupchenkoNatasha VedeneyevaOleg YankovskiyOleg YankovskiyViktor VedeneyevOleg AnofrievOleg AnofrievlawyerNatalya VelichkoNatalya VelichkoinvestigatorMikhail DadykoMikhail DadykoprofessorOlimpiada KalmykovaOlimpiada KalmykovamotherAleksandr KaydanovskiyAleksandr KaydanovskiydoctorNatalya MalyavinaNatalya MalyavinaAlbinaLyubov StrizhenovaLyubov StrizhenovaZinaYuriy NazarovYuriy NazarovViktorSergey PolezhaevSergey PolezhaevNikitinViktor ProskurinViktor ProskurinKobozev

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Genre affinityDramaDialogue densityDramaDirector preference341920Actor preference334669 · 340459 · 340644Country preferenceSuDecade preference1970

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What is The Turning Point about?

The newlyweds return to Moscow after a wonderful sea cruise on the Black Sea. It seems that they will have a happy life ahead, their beloved job, but chance rudely cuts off all dreams: Viktor doesn't have time to slow down and knocks down an elderly woman with his Zhiguli. His desire to evade responsibility is replaced by repentance and a decision to accept the burden of guilt upon himself.

How long is The Turning Point?

The Turning Point has a runtime of 94 minutes.