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Ancestral Land

Original title: Otchiy bereg
  • TV Series
  • 2017
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
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Ancestral Land (2017)
Drama

An epic family saga set in the Russian Urals before, during and after the Second World War. The story is centered on the Morozov family - Aleksey, Stepan, Aliona and Varvara - two brothers a... Read allAn epic family saga set in the Russian Urals before, during and after the Second World War. The story is centered on the Morozov family - Aleksey, Stepan, Aliona and Varvara - two brothers and two sisters, with a multitude of complex relationships between them. Miraculously, they... Read allAn epic family saga set in the Russian Urals before, during and after the Second World War. The story is centered on the Morozov family - Aleksey, Stepan, Aliona and Varvara - two brothers and two sisters, with a multitude of complex relationships between them. Miraculously, they all survive the slaughter of World War 2, but not without learning some important lessons... Read all

  • Stars
    • Yura Borisov
    • Arina Zharkova
    • Aleksey Shramenko
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.4/10
    179
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    • Stars
      • Yura Borisov
      • Arina Zharkova
      • Aleksey Shramenko
    • 10User reviews
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    Yura Borisov
    Yura Borisov
    • Stepan Morozov
    • 2017
    Arina Zharkova
    • Varvara Morozova
    • 2017
    Aleksey Shramenko
    • The prisoner
    • 2017
    Albrecht Zander
    • Wehrmacht soldier
    • 2017
    Aleksey Kravchenko
    Aleksey Kravchenko
    • Makar Morozov
    Eva Shevchenko-Holovko
    Eva Shevchenko-Holovko
    • Varya
    Egor Gubarev
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    Ksana Radchenko
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    4qui_j

    A Russian Soap Opera

    This is a weak Russian Saga, done in the style of a Soap Opera, with a childish script and some seriously bad acting. The star of the series is the sweeping landscape of the Russian countryside. It's a series to put in your streaming queue, one that you can watch intermittently when there is nothing else to binge on. You wont miss anything that way as it moves really slowly.
    10kbrisin

    Absorbing, sweeping, well acted

    Great Russian landscape and village life and images. Heart rendering depiction of Russian suffering and German evil in WW II. Like many Russian stories full of pathos and grief. Cast is uniformly superb. They really had their hearts into it.
    9TR604

    Ancestral Land.. A Wonderful Film

    It's an amazing and gripping film.

    A wonderful family story with many beautiful and heartwarming scenes, as well as harrowing and heartbreaking scenes too.

    A great screen play. Gorgeous cinematography. Fantastic acting. Not a huge amount of dialogue which is easy for those, like me, who need English translation via subtitles which are great, just right.

    A great film the cast and crew can be very proud of.
    9kevfishenden

    Really tense & superb screen play

    I got in to watching a few Russian Dramas almost by accident when I watched a WW2 film & had recommended/"You may also like" come up on Amazon/You tube Ancestral Land was absolutely brilliant, Superb screen play, Acting, Dramatic music etc ... it had the lot. You end up really rooting for the characters and hoping they survive, as mentioned by another reviewer there is wonderful scenery, gritty tense stories and just about everything you could watch in a superb drama Take plenty of time out to watch this as 16 episodes of around 55mins but most definitely worth watching.
    10hopmah

    an absolutely fantastic saga

    This series is gripping from beginning to end (despite a lengthy 16 instalments!). Most of the acting is fantastic, especially from the more veteran actors (who make up for some of the bad child acting, which of course is excusable given the age). Do not think I have ever cried as much, as watching this. Anyone with an inkling of empathy, will not remain unmoved after seeing this incredible production.

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    • Release date
      • September 18, 2017 (Russia)
    • Country of origin
      • Russia
    • Official site
      • http://www.starmediafilm.com/ru/serial/ridnij_bereg
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      • Russian
    • Also known as
      • Otchiy bereg
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      • Star Media
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