Drama ·Romance ·Thriller · Canada · 2016 · 1h 34m

Despite the Falling Snow

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Director
Shamim Sarif
Cast
Rebecca Ferguson as Katya Grinkova / Lauren Grinkova Sam Reid as Young Alexander Ivanov Charles Dance as Old Alexander Ivanov Antje Traue as Marina Rinskaya Oliver Jackson-Cohen as Young Misha Ardonov Anthony Stewart Head as Old Misha Ardonov
Crew
David Johnson — Director of Photography Masahiro Hirakubo — Editor Rachel Portman — Original Music Composer Shamim Sarif — Writer Hanan Kattan — Producer Mina Burić — Production Design
Tagline

You can betray your country but not your heart.

Synopsis

New York, 1961. Alexander Ivanov, a high-ranked Soviet bureaucrat, reluctantly defects to the West while is part of a diplomatic mission, feeling the grief of being unable to know the fate of his wife Katya, whom he has had to leave behind in Moscow. Only many years later, in 1991, he will finally find out the truth when his niece Lauren travels to Moscow to participate in a painting exhibition.

Trailer Despite the Falling Snow — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
sacrificepoliticsspycold warsoviet unionlovedefectionmoscow, russiawoman director1960s1990sfemale painter
Key Collaborators
Shamim Sarif Director David Johnson Director of Photography Masahiro Hirakubo Editor Rachel Portman Original Music Composer Shamim Sarif Writer Hanan Kattan Producer Mina Burić Production Design Momirka Bailović Costume Design
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