Bless the Woman

Overview

Tiny Soviet village by the sea, in the years before the Second World War... A very young girl, Vera, falls madly in love with an older military officer who is visiting from out of town. She leaves her home and family to live with him in various military posts where he serves with the army. Through the difficulties of army life, and years of war, her love for this older man survives, and she gives herself completely without reservation. This film is about friendship, loss, survival, loyalty, and the wonderful gift of unconditional love, which is only given to a few.

Cast

Svetlana Khodchenkova

Vera

Aleksandr Baluev

Larichev

Inna Churikova

Кунина

Irina Kupchenko

Анна

Aleksandr Mikhaylov

Юрлов

N/A

Olga Beryozkina

Masha

Vitaliy Khaev

Рябинин

Stanislav Govorukhin

Комдив

Anatoliy Kotenyov

colonel

Aleksandr Efimov

army captain in car

Yevgeni Zharikov

fellow passenger in car

N/A

Alexandra Kosteniuk

Vera, Masha's daughter