The Garden of Desires
1988, Russian. Directed by Ali Khamraev.
The film is set during the last summer before the Great Patriotic War. Three sisters are coming to stay with their grandmother in the village. They imagine the world as a vast and charming "Garden of desires" and all members of the household are waiting for Asya's birthday. Asya has a sense of foreboding regarding the impending grief. Guests come to visit but none of them are her parents. She still does not know that her father was declared an enemy of the people, that tomorrow she will not see her mother and that the war is approaching.
- Runtime
- 1h 38m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Russian
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- Released
- 1 September 1988
- Original title
- Сад желаний
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Written by
- Sergei Lazutkin
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The Garden of Desires runs 98 minutes (1h 38m).
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The Garden of Desires isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 September 1988. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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If you liked The Garden of Desires, try An Unfinished Piece for Player Piano, The Nest, My Friend Ivan Lapshin.
Who directed The Garden of Desires?
The Garden of Desires (1988) was directed by Ali Khamraev and stars Marianna Velizheva, Irina Shustayeva, Olga Zarkhina.