Bless the Woman
114 mins
Tiny Soviet village by the sea, in the years before the Second World War... A very young girl, Vera, falls madly in love with an older military officer who is visiting from out of town. She leaves her home and family to live with him in various military posts where he serves with the army. Through the difficulties of army life, and years of war, her love for this older man survives, and she gives herself completely without reservation. This film is about friendship, loss, survival, loyalty, and the wonderful gift of unconditional love, which is only given to a few.
Olga Beryozkina
Masha
Alexandra Kosteniuk
Vera, Masha's daughter
Irina Kirillova
Anna Petrovna
Galina Kobzar-Slobodyuk
front-line doctor
Irina Grekova
Novel
Ekaterina Maskina
Producer
Valentin Gidulyanov
Production Design
Regina Khomskaya
Costume Design
Yuliya Makushina
Set Designer
Vera Kruglova
Editor
Kirill Fedin-Kruglyakov
Additional Director of Photography
Svetlana Nesterova
Assistant Director
Andrei Silkin
Assistant Director
Elvira Emelyanova
Makeup Artist