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Despite the Falling Snow
Despite the Falling Snow

Despite the Falling Snow

You can betray your country but not your heart.

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DramaRomanceThriller

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New York, 1961. Alexander Ivanov, a high-ranked Soviet bureaucrat, reluctantly defects to the West while is part of a diplomatic mission, feeling the grief of being unable to know the fate of his wife Katya, whom he has had to leave behind in Moscow. Only many years later, in 1991, he will finally find out the truth when his niece Lauren travels to Moscow to participate in a painting exhibition.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

94 mins

Rating

5.782/10

Release Date

29 January 2016

Country

Canada

Cast

Rebecca Ferguson

Rebecca Ferguson

Katya Grinkova / Lauren Grinkova

Sam Reid

Sam Reid

Young Alexander Ivanov

Charles Dance

Charles Dance

Old Alexander Ivanov

Antje Traue

Antje Traue

Marina Rinskaya

Oliver Jackson-Cohen

Oliver Jackson-Cohen

Young Misha Ardonov

Anthony Stewart Head

Anthony Stewart Head

Old Misha Ardonov

Thure Lindhardt

Thure Lindhardt

Dimtri

Ben Batt

Ben Batt

Oleg

Jelena Gavrilović

Jelena Gavrilović

Svetlana

Amy Nuttall

Amy Nuttall

Maya

Imogen Daines

Imogen Daines

Jackie

Miloš Timotijević

Miloš Timotijević

Anne Kidd

Anne Kidd

Tamara Krcunović

Tamara Krcunović

Marina Vodeničar

Marina Vodeničar

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