Little Moscow

Little Moscow is how Legnica used to be called since 1945 when the Red Army garrison had stationed there. In the 60s, 60 000 Russians lived in Little Moscow. Based on a true story, the film about a forbidden love of a married Russian woman and a young Polish People’s Army officer.

Written by: Waldemar Krzystek
Director of photography: Tomasz Dobrowolski
Music by: Zbigniew Karnecki
Production design by: Tadeusz Kosarewicz
Sound: Wacław Pilkowski
Editing: Marek “Mulny” Mulica
Costume design by: Małgorzata Zacharska
Production manager: Małgorzata Jurczak
Produced by: Skorpion Art
Producer: Paweł Rakowski
Executive producer: Małgorzata Jurczak
Co-produced by: Banana Split Poland, Polish Television Film Agency
Distributed by: Syrena Films
World sales: Skorpion Arte
Country and year of production: Poland, 2008
Cast: Svetlana Khodchenkova (2 roles: Wiera Swietłowa; Wiera, Wiera’s daughter), Lesław Żurek (lieut. Michał Janicki), Dimitrij Uljanov (Jura Swietłow, Wiera’s husband), Elena Leszczyńska (Nane), Artem Tkachenko (Sajat, Nane’s husband), Jurij Itskov (political officer), Aleksiej Gorbunov (KGB Major), Andrzej Grabowski (captain Wolniewicz), Przemysław Bluszcz (tradesman Jan Bala), Henryk Niebudek (priest)
Length: 114 min.