The Connection (2006): Cast
The Connection is a 2006 drama directed by Avdotya Smirnova, starring Mikhail Porechenkov as Ilya, Anna Mikhalkova and Leonid Yarmolnik. It runs 1 hour 20 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 20m (80 min)
- Director
- Avdotya Smirnova
- Genre
- Drama
- Original language
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Russian - Studio
- Rock Films
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is The Connection About?
The premise of The Connection without spoilers.
Adultery becomes a two‑person game when Ilya, a Moscow resident with a wife and daughter, and Nina, who lives in St. Petersburg with her artist husband and young son, maintain a secret affair. Nina travels to Moscow for publishing contacts, Ilya visits St. Petersburg for work, but they mostly meet on the train between the cities to be together.
The Connection Themes & Keywords
· 7 tags- sexually dissatisfied wife
- neglected wife
- cheating husband
- cheating wife
- affair
- female rear nudity
- f rated
The Connection Cast & Characters
Mikhail Porechenkov leads the cast as Ilya, with Anna Mikhalkova as Nina and Leonid Yarmolnik as Monia. Directed by Avdotya Smirnova; 39 actors are credited in all.
- Director Avdotya Smirnova
- Mikhail Porechenkov as Ilya
- Anna Mikhalkova as Nina
- Leonid Yarmolnik as Monia
- Irina Rozanova as Tania
Also Starring in The Connection
· 35 more- Konstantin Khabenskiy
- Dmitriy Shevchenko Nikita
- Kirill Poluhin
- Yakov Petrov
- Natalya Iokhvidova
- Konstantin Shelestun
- Gennadiy Smirnov
- Khelga Filippova
- Olga Onishchenko
- Vadim Skvirskiy
- Irina Osnovina
- Sergey Umanov
- Aleksandr Karpukhov
- Dmitriy Sutyrin
- Vladimir Maslakov
- Anastasia Rapoport Masha
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- Svetlana Obidina
- Elena Andreeva
- Alexey Popogrebsky
- Vsevolod Tsurilo
- Daniil Shigapov
- Olga Albanova
- Andrei Proshkin
- Inna Stepanova
- Tatyana Mishina
- Egor Tomoshevskiy
- Evgeniy Sirotin
- Olga Bogdanova
- Natalia Vasilieva
- Mark Gavrilov
- Natalya Rudnaya
- Evgeniy Slavskiy
- Olga Belyavskaya
- Vitaliy Gordienko
- Vadim Volkov
More from Avdotya Smirnova
More films directed by Avdotya Smirnova: Carpenter, The Tolstoy Defence, Kokoko and Two Days.
The Connection Also Known As
4 alternative titles, including “Svyaz” and “Relations”.
- Also known as
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- Svyaz
- Relations
- Affairs
- Връзка
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The Connection FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast, post-credit scenes and language of The Connection, each answered in a sentence.
How long is The Connection?
The Connection runs 1 hour 20 minutes (80 minutes).
When was The Connection released?
The Connection was released on June 29, 2006.
Who directed The Connection?
The Connection was directed by Avdotya Smirnova.
More films by Avdotya Smirnova Who is in the cast of The Connection?
The Connection stars Mikhail Porechenkov as Ilya, Anna Mikhalkova as Nina and Leonid Yarmolnik as Monia, among 39 credited actors.
Does The Connection have a post-credit scene?
No. The Connection has no extra scene during or after the credits.
What language is The Connection in?
The original language of The Connection is Russian.
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