The Deserter (1990)

The Radar read

A quieter title still finding its audience, though the rating rests on a thin sample, so treat it as provisional.

Synopsis

On New Year's Eve, Sergeant Lukov fell behind his unit and stayed on a deserted highway, where he was picked up by a bus with artists from a provincial theater. This is how Lukov met Masha, a costume designer, and found himself in the city. By chance on the street he ran into a former colleague Tabakin, who committed a crime in the army and managed to escape punishment...

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