Synopsis
In June 1946, Stalin invites the Russian exiled from the 1917 Revolution to return home. When the ships comes ashore in Odessa, the passengers are divided in two groups and one of them is executed. Among the survivors are Dr. Aleksei Golovin, his French wife Marie and their young son. Marie is accused to be a spy, her French passport is torn up and Aleksei accepts to move to Kyiv with his family to save her. They are sent to a room in a communal house and soon Marie befriends the super, an old woman who speaks French. But she is denounced and killed by the government agents. Marie feels guilty and brings her grandson Sasha Vasilyev, who will be evicted, to live in her room with her family. Marie wants to return to her family in France, but Aleksei explains that they are imprisoned in Russia. Marie tries a contact with the leftist French actress Gabrielle Develay to ask for help to leave the USSR. While Marie gets distant from her husband, she gets closer to Sacha, who is a great swimmer and the only chance to Marie contact her family.
Scores
Popularity Percentile (Year)
50.6%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
49.7%
Critic Consensus
83.3% Fresh • 12 critic reviews
Critic reception is largely positive, with 83% of 12 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize funny, family-friendly, tragic. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.
funnyfamily-friendlytragicrealisticemotionalcharacter-drivenromantichistorical
Cast
| Cast | Year | Reported Salary | Inflation Adjusted | Notes |
|---|
| Om Puri | 2000 | $297,000 | $541,000 | (est) |
| Linda Bassett | 2000 | $183,000 | $333,000 | (est) |
Aggregated Reviews
Rotten Tomatoes critic score78.0
RT critic review count32
Rotten Tomatoes audience score78.0
RT audience rating count10,000
IMDb rating7.4
IMDb votes5,303
Box Office ?
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|
| Domestic | 2000 | $2,321,029 | $4,228,262 |
| International | 2000 | N/A | N/A |
| Worldwide | 2000 | $2,321,029 | $4,228,262 |
Earnings / Profitability
Estimated net revenues and net expenses for films based on reported and estimated numbers. This income statement should be considered most viable for the first 24 months after the inital movie's release (ie after most lucrative pay windows).
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|
| Revenues |
| Theatrical Net Revenue | 2000 | $1,160,514 | $2,114,131 |
| Digital Rentals ? | 2000 | N/A | N/A |
| Digital Purchases ? | 2000 | N/A | N/A |
| Physical Rentals ? | 2000 | $12,713,000 | $23,159,513 |
| Physical Purchases ? | 2000 | $16,955,000 | $30,887,244 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue | 2000 | $928,412 | $1,691,305 |
| Total Revenues | 2000 | $31,756,926 | $57,852,193 |
| Expenses |
| Budget ? | 2000 | $3,000,000 | $5,465,157 |
| Print & Advertising (P&A) ? | 2000 | $1,143,000 (est) | $2,082,225 (est) |
| Participations | 2000 | $1,270,000 | $2,313,583 |
| Residuals ? | 2000 | $2,231,000 | $4,064,255 |
| Interest & Overhead | 2000 | $600,000 | $1,093,031 |
| Total Expenses | 2000 | $8,244,000 | $15,018,251 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss | 2000 | $23,512,926 | $42,833,943 |
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Tooltips
- Digital Rentals: PVOD, VOD, & On-Demand
- Marketing & distribution costs to release Movie in Theaters. Includes: Online & Offline Ads, Posters, Trailer Production, and physical or digital copies (formerly "prints") sent to cinemas.
- Net Digital Purchase Revenue
- Net Revenues for Physical Rentals: VHS, DVD, BluRay (when appropriate)
- Physical Purchases: VHS $10,256,000, DVD $6,699,000, BluRay $0
- Reported or Estimated Net Budget (after tax, product placements, & grants)
- Theatrical box office grosses split into Domestic, International, and Worldwide totals.
- Union-modeled residuals using SAG-AFTRA and WGA schedules as a simplified estimate proxy.
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Budget Tooltip
Reported or Estimated Net Budget (after tax, product placements, & grants)
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