
Papochka
Drama
Overview
Dounia, a young woman who travels to Russia to bid a final farewell to her sick father, arrives to find her stepmother informing her that it's too late, yet she stays for the funeral and discovers she has a half-brother.
Top Cast
Victoria Myssik
Victoria Myssik
Dounia
Victoria Myssik
Dounia
Lyuba Rose
Lyuba Rose
Elena
Lyuba Rose
Elena
Alexander Chesworth
Alexander Chesworth
Sasha
Alexander Chesworth
Sasha


Bruna Matsin
Bruna Matsin
Natasha
Bruna Matsin
Natasha
Adlet Volpi
Adlet Volpi
Taxi driver
Adlet Volpi
Taxi driver
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