Once There Was a Woman
2011, Russian. Directed by Andrey Smirnov.
A chronicle of the life of an illiterate Russian peasant woman between 1909 and 1921, focusing on her private life and major historic events in the country.
- Runtime
- 2h 36m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Russian
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Andrey SmirnovDirector
- Darya EkamasovaВарвара
- Vladislav AbashinИван (первый муж Варвары)
- Maksim AverinАлександр
- Aleksey SerebryakovЛебеда
- Aleksei ShevchenkovМалафей
- Roman MadyanovБаранчик (свекор Варвары)
- Agrippina SteklovaПанька (невестка Варвары)
- Evdokiya GermanovaФеклуша
- Andrey KurnosovЕгор
- Nina RuslanovaKryachikha
- Vsevolod Shilovskyотец Еремей
- Yola Sankoтетка Чуманиха
Details
- Released
- 27 October 2011
- Original title
- Жила-была одна баба
- Country
- Russia
- Written by
- Andrey Smirnov
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Once There Was a Woman runs 156 minutes (2h 36m).
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Which OTT platform is Once There Was a Woman on?
Once There Was a Woman isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 27 October 2011. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
What movies are like Once There Was a Woman?
If you liked Once There Was a Woman, try The Road Dance, Herself, Dear Comrades!.
Who directed Once There Was a Woman?
Once There Was a Woman (2011) was directed by Andrey Smirnov and stars Darya Ekamasova, Vladislav Abashin, Maksim Averin.