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Despite the Falling Snow

PG-13
Movie
2016
1h 34m
English
Drama, Romance, Thriller
New York, 1961. Alexander Ivanov, a high-ranked Soviet bureaucrat, reluctantly defects to the West while is part of a diplomatic mission, feeling the grief of being unable to know the fate of his wife Katya, whom he has had to leave behind in Moscow. Only many years later, in 1991, he will finally find out the truth when his niece Lauren travels to Moscow to participate in a painting exhibition.
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Rebecca Ferguson
Katya Grinkova / Lauren Grinkova
Sam Reid
Young Alexander Ivanov
Charles Dance
Old Alexander Ivanov
Antje Traue
Marina Rinskaya
Oliver JacksonCohen
Young Misha Ardonov
Anthony Stewart Head
Old Misha Ardonov
Directed By: Shamim Sarif
Written By: Shamim Sarif

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Puskullu_Moruk says...
one year ago
A romantic drama film with Rebecca Ferguson in the lead role, telling a love story set in the cold war years. In 1950s moscow, communist katya spies for the arms smuggling americans. Leaking information from alexander, one of the government's most successful agents, is the most important mission katya has ever undertaken. The only thing she doesn't expect is to fall in love with alexander. It is a beautiful love film that does not regret watching it thanks to its finale. There is a narrative problem because it is a book adaptation. The short duration is also a big factor in this, of course, it should have been extended for at least half an hour. It is one of the love films that makes you shed tears at the end.
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Lightning13 says...
6 years ago
Rebecca Ferguson had more chemistry with Antje Traue rather than with Sam Reid
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jimgysin says...
7 years ago
Told in part during the late 1950s and early 1960s and in part 30 years later after the fall of the Soviet Union, this is a Cold War espionage tale that focuses on the human element, rather than fast cars, fancy stunts and casino games. More Greene and less Fleming, in other words, with Alan Furst also being a good comparison. Charles Dance stands out in his usual way when he appears in the later portions of the story even though, frankly, he doesn't seem to make much of an effort. The rest of the 1990s side of things is rather weak and significantly reduces the overall quality of the film. On the other hand, everything about the Cold War story is terrific, from the narrative itself to the production values to the actors' performances. Even Rebecca Ferguson, in a dual role, seems to be more committed to Katya than to Lauren. In the end, it's a story of desperate people in desperate circumstances and can really only end one way.
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faithful soul says...
8 years ago
The falling snow is beautiful, but despite that, this is a dreary and painfully dull drama with heavy handed dialogue and pretensions to be more worthy than it actually is.
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