The Useless Girl
1982, Russian. Directed by Dinara Asanova.
A teenage girl considered by everybody as "difficult" is sent to the village to live with her grandfather.
- Runtime
- 1h 34m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Russian
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Dinara AsanovaDirector
- Olga MashnayaAnya
- Mikhail GluzskiySavva Timofeevich Melnikov, "warlock"
- Lidiya Fedoseyeva-ShukshinaMarina
- Mariya VinogradovaTihonsha
- Aleksandr DemyanenkoAnya's stepfather
- Valeriy Priyomykhovfrontier guard
- Irina BrazgovkaCaptain
- Andrey KraskoCast
- Anvar AsanovVitya Tikhonov
- Tamara SmyslovaCast
- Nikolay LavrovCast
Details
- Released
- 3 August 1982
- Original title
- Никудышная
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Written by
- Valeriy Priyomykhov
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The Useless Girl: quick answers
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How long is The Useless Girl?
The Useless Girl runs 94 minutes (1h 34m).
Does The Useless Girl have a post-credits scene?
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Which OTT platform is The Useless Girl on?
The Useless Girl isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 3 August 1982. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Useless Girl?
If you liked The Useless Girl, try I Believe, Three Wishes, The Good Witch.
Who directed The Useless Girl?
The Useless Girl (1982) was directed by Dinara Asanova and stars Olga Mashnaya, Mikhail Gluzskiy, Lidiya Fedoseyeva-Shukshina.