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The Feast of the Baked Potato

The Feast of the Baked Potato

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Status

Released

Release Date

Feb 13, 1978

Runtime

1h 25m

Genres

Drama

User Score

60%

Original Title

Праздник печёной картошки

Production Companies

Dovzhenko Film Studios

Director

Yurii Illienko

Description

Drama about Aleksandra Avramovna Derevskaya (1902-1959), who, between the two wars - the Civil and Great Patriotic War, raised 48 orphan children of different nationalities. After her death, each birthday, her large family gathers at the table, to preserve the tradition of serving baked potatoes, which was a favorite dish of the household head.