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The Turning Point

5.819781h 34mMovieDrama

The newlyweds return to Moscow after a wonderful sea cruise on the Black Sea. It seems that they will have a happy life ahead, their beloved job, but chance rudely cuts off all dreams: Viktor doesn't have time to slow down and knocks down…

DirectorVadim Abdrashitov
WriterAleksandr Mindadze

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Cast · Directed by Vadim Abdrashitov

IKIrina Kupchenko
Irina Kupchenko
Natasha Vedeneyeva
OYOleg Yankovsky
Oleg Yankovsky
Viktor Vedeneyev
OAOleg Anofriev
Oleg Anofriev
lawyer
NVNatalya Velichko
Natalya Velichko
investigator
MDMikhail Dadyko
Mikhail Dadyko
professor
OKOlimpiada Kalmykova
Olimpiada Kalmykova
mother
AKAleksandr Kaydanovskiy
Aleksandr Kaydanovskiy
doctor
NMNatalya Malyavina
Natalya Malyavina
Albina
LSLyubov Strizhenova
Lyubov Strizhenova
Zina
YNYuriy Nazarov
Yuriy Nazarov
Viktor
SPSergey Polezhaev
Sergey Polezhaev
Nikitin
VPViktor Proskurin
Viktor Proskurin
Kobozev

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The Turning Point — streaming FAQ

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The Turning Point hasn't started streaming in Canada yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around May 28, 1978. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.