Before the Exam
1978, Russian. Directed by Viacheslav Kryshtofovych.
After arguing with her mother and friend, Tanya wanders down the street and a female stranger gives her a free ticket to the theater. During the performance, a male stranger (Ivan) sits next to the protagonist. The young girl is at a crossroads: her parents insist that she should enter a pedagogical institute. But when you are 18, it seems that the whole world is at your feet. Therefore, the night before the exam the girl makes an important decision...
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- Russian
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- Released
- 3 May 1978
- Original title
- Перед экзаменом
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Written by
- Viktoriya Tokareva
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Who directed Before the Exam?
Before the Exam (1978) was directed by Viacheslav Kryshtofovych and stars Olga Zhulina, Igor Kvasha, Alla Pokrovskaya.