The Turning Point (1978)
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.
Director: Vadim Abdrashitov
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Irina Kupchenko as Natasha Vedeneyeva |
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Oleg Yankovskiy as Viktor Vedeneyev |
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Oleg Anofriev as lawyer |
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Natalya Velichko as investigator |
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Mikhail Dadyko as professor |
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Olimpiada Kalmykova as mother |
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Aleksandr Kaydanovskiy as doctor |
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Natalya Malyavina as Albina |
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Lyubov Strizhenova as Zina |
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Yuriy Nazarov as Viktor |
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Sergey Polezhaev as Nikitin |
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Viktor Proskurin as Kobozev |
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Aleksei Presnetsov as Korolyov |
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Nikolai Smirnov as Albert |
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Anatoliy Solonitsyn as Kostik |
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Larisa Barabanova as registrator |
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Nikolai Skorobogatov as Pavel Dmitriyevich |
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Irina Kuznetsova as Svetlana |
| Writing | Aleksandr Mindadze | Writer |
| Directing | Vadim Abdrashitov | Director |
| Art | Vladimir Korovin | Production Design |
| Camera | Elizbar Karavayev | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Polina Skachkova | Editor |
| Art | Andrei Butkevich | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Tatyana Razumovskaya | Costume Design |
| Sound | Vladimir Martynov | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Raisa Margachyova | Sound |