
Overview
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.
Fun facts
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Setting
Set in Dnipro
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Music
Music by Eduard Artemyev
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Pavel Lebeshev
Details
- Director
- Writer
- Viktor MerezhkoWriter
- Original title
- Родня
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- March 1, 1982
- Original language
- Russian
- Countries
- Soviet Union


































