The film consists of five short stories that reflect five stages (1947 — 1950 — 1957 — 1967 — 1982) the action programs of the heroine of the film, from the age of fifteen, rushed to a typical goal for that time — to smile from the front page of a central newspaper. Her fate is not simple: unhappy love, life with the unloved, a labor colony, love again, then love in return, earthquakes, fires, devastation. The heroine is getting closer to the goal and nothing can stop her..
| Release Date | January 1, 1992 | |
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| Status | Released | |
| Original Title | Восточный роман | |
| Runtime | 1h 32min | |
| Budget | — | |
| Revenue | — | |
| Language | Russian | |
| Original Language | Russian | |
| Production Countries | Russia | |
| Production Companies | Lenfilm | |