The Heritage of Love

Original title: Geroy

2016
1h 16m

IMDb RATING

4.5/10

493

YOUR RATING

Action Drama Romance War

Andrey goes to Paris to visit the grave of his great-grandfather, who had been an officer in the White Army. On the headstone of the next grave, he notices the face of a young woman. He will... Read allAndrey goes to Paris to visit the grave of his great-grandfather, who had been an officer in the White Army. On the headstone of the next grave, he notices the face of a young woman. He will see this face again.Andrey goes to Paris to visit the grave of his great-grandfather, who had been an officer in the White Army. On the headstone of the next grave, he notices the face of a young woman. He will see this face again.

Director
- Yuriy Vasilev
Writers
- Nataliya Doroshkevich
- Olga Pogodina-Kuzmina
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

IMDb RATING

4.5/10

493

YOUR RATING

Director
- Yuriy Vasilev
Writers
- Nataliya Doroshkevich
- Olga Pogodina-Kuzmina
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 1 win & 1 nomination

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This was apparently the highest grossing film at the Russian box office upon release which speaks to the level of media control and indoctrination there at the moment.

This melodrama of the highest level plays with all the sophistication of a 1930s B movie. Over the top acting and music cues really ham up the plot, which I might add has holes in it you can drive a bus through.

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I am very glad I did not pay to see this, but instead won tickets to the Melbourne Russian Film Festival. I probably would have preferred to stay at home, instead of incredulously rolling around in my cinema chair at each new unsubtle and cringe-worthy development.