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Return of Budulai

1986 · 1 season

A slow, earnest Soviet drama about lost memory and family reunion, carrying a quiet emotional weight.

Created by
Aleksandr Blank
Genres
Drama
Overview
For more than six months, Budulay, who had been brutally beaten by gangsters, had no memory. A chance encounter with his son Vanya, who had learned from his mother that his real father was Budulay, restored the boy's memory.
How it feels
Measured and needs your attention.
About
Memory, family, parenthood, healing
Content
Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.
Note
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Genres
Drama
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How it feels

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Full breakdown
Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    Places
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence mild
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action2
    Horror1
    Humour2
    Realism7
    Romance4
    Tension4
    Darkness5
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight7

    Cast

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Created by
    Aleksandr Blank
    Written by
    Aleksandr Blank, Aleksandr Maryamov, Natalya Kalinina
    Starring
    Klara Luchko, Mihai Volontir, Leonid Nevedomsky, Ivan Ryzhov, Matlyuba Alimova, Mikhail Dolginin, Rudik Ovsepyan, Aleksei Nikulnikov
    Music
    Igor Kantyukov
    Cinematography
    Ivan Safronov, Lev Bunin
    Length
    1 seasons, 4 episodes
    Network
    Central Television USSR
    Country
    Soviet Union
    Languages
    Russian

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