Afonya

January. 01,1976

Rating：

7.8

Genre：

Drama Comedy Romance

Keywords：

Love Satire Dancing

Trailer Synopsis Cast

The 1975 film by Georgi Daneliya "Afonya" was an unexpected commercial hit in USSR. The main character "Afonya" Borshev is a plumber, who spends his life partying with "buddies", many of whom he doesn't even remember after nights of heavy drinking. His wife leaves him, his boss places him on probation, his whole life is falling apart, but he doesn't realize it. Afonya met Katya at a dance club, yet didn't pay her much attention. But she is the one, who can save him... In this movie Daneliya achieves a perfect balance of satire and drama. Quotes from the movie gained a cult status in USSR.

Leonid Kuravlyov as Борщов Афанасий Николаевич (Афоня)

Yevgeniya Simonova as Катя Снегирёва

Evgeni Leonov as Коля

Valentina Talyzina as Вострякова

Nikolai Parfyonov as Фомин Борис Петрович

Nina Ruslanova as Тамара

Radner Muratov as Мурат Рахимов

Savely Kramarov as Егоза

Boryslav Brondukov as Федул

Vladimir Basov as Владимир Иванович Беликов

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