The Long Farewell
A contemplative family drama about the subtle estrangement between a mother and son as he matures and pulls away, exploring the quiet grief of growing apart.
A single mother is confused by the changes in her teenage son, who has become distant since spending summer vacation with his father.
Essence
Ensemble
Zinaida Sharko
Yevgeniya Vasilyevna Ustinova
Oleg Vladimirsky
Aleksander 'Sasha' Ustinov
Yuriy Kayurov
Nikolay Sergeyevich
Lidiya Dranovskaya
Yelizaveta Andreyevna Vykhodtseva
Tetyana Mychko
Masha
Svitlana Kabanova
Tatyana Kartseva
Lidiya Brazilskaya
Tonechka
Sofiya Belska
Guest
Marchella Chebotarenko
Greenhouse worker
Igor Starkov
Member of the Juvenile Affairs Commission
Yevhen Kovalenko
Guest
Oleh Yemtsev
Mime
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