ODESSA / OFFICIAL TRAILER / RUSSIAN FILM WEEK IN NEW YORK 2019

Odessa, August 1970. A heat wave. The city is crowded with tourists. Boris, a journalist and foreign affairs specialist, and his eight-year-old son Valeri arrive from Moscow to visit Boris’ in-laws, Grigori and Raisa. But on the day of their arrival, Odessa declares a quarantine due to a cholera outbreak, and the city is closed off. Having come for a few days, the son-in-law is plunged into a world changed by serious danger. Family secrets will be disclosed, improbable events happen, and a great forbidden love begins.

Director: Valery Todorovsky
Screenplay: Maxim Belozor
Starring: Leonid Yarmolnik, Evgeni Tsyganov, Irina Rozanova, Xenia Rappoport,
Rated: 18+:
Length: 130 min
Genre: Drama