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The Black Hen, or Living Underground

4.819811h 13mMovieDramaFamilyFantasy

At a St. Petersburg boarding school, a new life began for the ten-year-old Alyosha, who was accustomed parental attention. Missing his home, Alyosha created an imaginary magic world of underground dwellers, with a king and his subjects who…

DirectorViktor Gres
WriterTimur Zulfikarov
ProducerViktor Antonchenko

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Cast · Directed by Viktor Gres

VSVitali Sidletsky
Vitali Sidletsky
Alyosha Lanskoy
LKLarysa Kadochnykova
Larysa Kadochnykova
Mama
ALAristarkh Livanov
Aristarkh Livanov
Papa
AFAlbert Filozov
Albert Filozov
Ivan Karlovich
VKVladimir Kashpur
Vladimir Kashpur
Kobylkin
VGValentin Gaft
Valentin Gaft
Deforge
EEEvgeniy Evstigneev
Evgeniy Evstigneev
Father
MSMykola Sektymenko
Mykola Sektymenko
Yegor
AA
Anton Artyomenko
LSLyudmyla Sosyura
Lyudmyla Sosyura
Darya Petrovna
ACAleksei Cherstvov
Aleksei Cherstvov
Mefodiy
VZVioletta Zhukhimovich
Violetta Zhukhimovich
Trina

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The Black Hen, or Living Underground hasn't started streaming in United Kingdom yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around October 14, 1981. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.