The Odessa Foundling
A lonely 70-year-old man, an eccentric artist from Odessa, Sir Pinkhus, dreams to have grandchildren.But he even does not have children.Obviously first he needs to have a son to realize a dream about having a grandson.The old man has friends at the orphanage.They choose a guy Arkasha for the role of son.
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A lonely 70-year-old man, an eccentric artist from Odessa, Sir Pinkhus, dreams to have grandchildren. But he even does not have children. Obviously first he needs to have a son to realize a dream about having a grandson. The old man has friends at the orphanage. They choose a guy Arkasha for the role of son. Arkasha is a 50-year old bonehead who recently hit the bricks and worked at the orphanage as a stoker.
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- Release date
- Apr 21, 2018
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
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- Language
- Russian
- Country
- Ukraine
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