The Girl from Petrovka
A Russian girl, an American reporter, the love they shared... and the country that made it impossible.
A romantic drama about star-crossed lovers caught between personal desire and Cold War political forces, balancing warmth and humor against institutional opposition.
A beautiful Russian ballerina falls in love with an American news correspondent. The KGB is most displeased and does everything it can to break them up.
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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.
