Summary This film derives from A. Galych's play, "Matrosskaya Tishina," "Papa" tells a story of a Jewish father who dreams of seeing his son perform on stage in front of huge audiences, dreams of seeing him as the greatest violinist of his time. To achieve this goal, he teaches his son Dodik how to play the violin from an early age. When Dodik grows up he leaves the small town he and his father lived in to study in the Moscow Conservatory, leaving his past behind. But one day he has to choose either to lose his father or everything he has achieved. View more details
Directed : Vladimir Mashkov
Written : Vladimir Mashkov Ilya Rubinshteyn Aleksandr Galich
Stars : Vladimir Mashkov Egor Beroev Olga Krasko Andrei Rozendent
Genres : Drama
Release date : Jun 25, 2004
Countries of origin : Russia
Language : Russian
Filming locations : Kamenets-Podolskij, Ukraine
Production companies : NTV Kompanija "TransMashHolding" OAO "Rossijskie Kommonalnie Sistemi"
Summary This film derives from A. Galych's play, "Matrosskaya Tishina," "Papa" tells a story of a Jewish father who dreams of seeing his son perform on stage in front of huge audiences, dreams of seeing him as the greatest violinist of his time. To achieve this goal, he teaches his son Dodik how to play the violin from an early age. When Dodik grows up he leaves the small town he and his father lived in to study in the Moscow Conservatory, leaving his past behind. But one day he has to choose either to lose his father or everything he has achieved. View more details
Genres : Drama
Release date : Jun 25, 2004
Countries of origin : Russia
Language : Russian
Filming locations : Kamenets-Podolskij, Ukraine
Production companies : NTV Kompanija "TransMashHolding" OAO "Rossijskie Kommonalnie Sistemi"