Letters to a Former Life
1994, Russian. Directed by Aleksandr Aravin.
A terrorist act - an explosion in a subway train, after which everyone considers the hero dead, allows him to start life "from scratch". A rich lady from the "new Russians" falls in love with him. But soon he begins to write anonymous love letters to his wife, who is sure that after the tragic explosion in the subway she is a widow.
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- 1h 28m
- Post-credits
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- Language
- Russian
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- 14 June 1994
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- Russia
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Letters to a Former Life runs 88 minutes (1h 28m).
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Letters to a Former Life isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 14 June 1994. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
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If you liked Letters to a Former Life, try The Attack, Hungry Hearts, Burnt by the Sun.
Who directed Letters to a Former Life?
Letters to a Former Life (1994) was directed by Aleksandr Aravin and stars Andrey Sokolov, Tatyana Lyutaeva, Kseniya Kachalina.