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Marina Levtova Movies

1995  
 
In this emotional Russian drama, a psychologist, Lena, heads to a Russian prison to make a TV-documentary that allows convicts to express their thoughts and feelings. Also in the prison that day is Lyube, a popular Russian band. During the interviews, most of the prisoners express their desire to return to their families and begin peaceful lives at home. As they speak, flashbacks illustrate their poignant stories. Later, Lena journeys to a reform institute for delinquent young women where they also interview the idealistic guards and staff members. One of them is a teacher who is so into her work that she does it for free. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi

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Starring:
Marina LevtovaNikolai Rastorguev, (more)
 
1983  
 
In this standard, serious film about why teenagers or pre-teens go wrong and what can be done to help them, immoral or corrupt parents are as much at fault as the teens themselves. An idealistic camp counselor takes on several of the kids who want to be helped and installs them at his sports camp in the wilderness, generally bending to the teens' wishes whenever possible. At first his liberal-minded attitude backfires because the kids continue their antisocial behavior either out of habit, or just to spite him. Eventually, when the counselor is about to call it quits, the teens rally around him because whether he was aware of it or not, his own decent behavior was having an effect right along. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi

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Starring:
Valeriy PriemykhovAndrei Zykov, (more)