Kin

The story follows Maria Konovalova who travels from her rural village to visit her daughter Nina in the city. Maria's arrival exposes the stark contrasts between rural and urban lifestyles and reveals deep-seated family tensions. Interestingly, Родня (Rodnya) in Russian sounds very similar to the word Родина (Rodina), which means "Motherland." The film features three generations of women — Maria, her daughter Nina, and her granddaughter Irina — symbolizing three different Russias: one from the past, one modern, and one representing the future.

Cast

Nonna Mordyukova

Mama

Svetlana Kryuchkova

Nina

Yuri Bogatyryov

Stasik

Ivan Bortnik

Vovchik

Andrei Petrov

Lyapin

Fyodor Stukov

Irishka

Vsevolod Larionov

The general

Nikita Mikhalkov

Waiter #1 / 1st Man On Photo

Pavel Lebeshev

Waiter #2 / 2nd Man On Photo

Alexander Adabashyan

Waiter #3 / 3rd Man On Photo / Man In The Train