PAPA (DADDY)

Annotation

Storekeeper Abram Schwartz believes that his son David will make it in life and leave Tulchin, a one-horse town lost somewhere in the Pale of Settlement. In Tulchin, everyone’s dream is to leave for Moscow in order to escape from boredom and misery. Abram forces David to many hours of violin exercise every day, he beats his son into hating the hopelessness and boredom of Tulchin, but in the end he will see David playing on a big stage.

Awards

2004 Moscow International Cinema Festival:
2004 Audience Choice Award
2004 Nominated on «Best film award» – Golden «Saint George»