Beanpole (2019)
Director: Kantemir Balagov
Actors: Andrey Bykov, Konstantin Balakirev, Kseniya Kutepova, Olga Dragunova, Vasilisa Perelygina, Viktoriya Miroshnichenko
Country: Russia
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