Genre: Comedy/Drama

Duration: 142 mins

Format: 35mm (English DUBBED Version)

Director: Vladimir Menshov

Cast: Vera Alentova, Irina Muravyova, Alexey Batalov, Raisa Ryazanova

Awards: Best Foreign Language Film (Academy Awards, USA 1981)

The wait is over to finally see what is commonly regarded as the most prominent Soviet Era film that broke all domestic box office records and won the Oscar for Best Foreign Film. Since then, it has become part of Russian pop culture, quoted in any given situation. The film illustrates the story of three provincial girls who come to Moscow, share the same room in a dormitory and eventually become friends. It follows their loves, dreams, wishes and careers. This unsentimental film tells an enormously uplifting story that provides a realistic insight into the struggles faced by women in the Soviet Union and their eventual triumphs.