The Rivals (1985)
A young talented athlete Natalia Ozernikova, having retired from swimming due to age, began to practice single kayaking. She loves her job, devoting many hours of grueling training to it. But at the competitions she does not manage to rise above the second place in any way.
Director: Viktor Sadovsky
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Larisa Guzeeva as |
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Yuri Demich as |
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Viktoriya Sadovskaya as |
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Oleg Stefan as |
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Boris Zajdenberg as |
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Georgiy Vitsin as |
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Petr Shelokhonov as |
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Nikolai Ozerov as |
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Konstantin Adashevsky as Old man Fedya, sports base caretaker |
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Nikolai Boyarsky as |
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Evgeniya Uralova as |
| Directing | Viktor Sadovsky | Director |
| Writing | Valentin Ezhov | Writer |
| Writing | Viktor Sadovsky | Writer |
| Art | Boris Burmistrov | Production Design |