The Elder Wife
2008, Russian. Directed by Ivan Solovov.
A simple family lives in the Kalmyk village - Baira and her husband Congress. They love each other, they cut and sell sheep together, they keep house, they never part and they don't know any other life. And suddenly the Congress brings a second wife to the house - he promised a neighbor before his death to marry her granddaughter. The granddaughter is a young beauty, and even pregnant. Baira looks at herself in the mirror with despair - she is 40 years old...
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- 1h 30m
- Post-credits
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- Language
- Russian
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- Released
- 7 June 2008
- Original title
- Старшая жена
- Country
- Russia
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Who directed The Elder Wife?
The Elder Wife (2008) was directed by Ivan Solovov and stars Irina Rozanova, Andrei Panin, Alexandr Domogarov.