- Country: Russia
- Genres: Drama
- Release: 2008-09-25
- Director: Katya Shagalova
- Writers: Katya Shagalova
- Language: Russian
- Stars: Yuliya Peresild , Elvira Bolgova , Aleksandr Golubev , Nataliya Soldatova , Lyubov Tolkalina , Aydys Shoygu , Leonid Bichevin , Aleksandr Ratnikov , Sakhat Dursunov , Viktoriya Poltorak
- Runtime: 100 min
- Awards: 2 wins & 4 nominations
- AKA: Once Upon a Time in the Provinces (United States of America) , Pewnego razu na prowincji (Poland) , Odnazhdy v provintsii , Однажды в провинции (Russian Federation)
- Plot: Sex, alcohol and violence define the people of a city in defeat in this downbeat drama from writer and director Katya Shagalova. As a teenager, Nastia (Yulia Peresild) was the star of a popular television series, but now her career is in decline and her father, an officer in the Russian army, has kicked her out of the house. Nastia travels to Uletova, a decaying industrial town, and tries to persuade her sister Vera (Elvira Bolgova) to take her in. While Vera has had her own run-ins with her father, her husband Koyla (Aleksandr Golubev) hates Nastia, and with good reason. Uletova is a city that's a shadow of its former self, work is hard to come by and Koyla and his former Army buddies Kim (Aidys Shoigu), Misha (Leonid Bichevin) and Tasoev (Aleksandr Skotnikov) have little to do but get drunk and pick fights with the skinhead gangs who patrol the streets. In a blighted community with little future, Koyla, Vera and their friends are caught in a tangled web of sexual gamesmanship and betrayals.
- IMDB:tt1353180
Once Upon a Time in the Provinces Cast · · · ALL
Katya Shagalova
Director
Yuliya Peresild
Anastasiya Zvonnikova
Elvira Bolgova
Vera Spiridonova
Aleksandr Golubev
Kolya Spiridonov
Nataliya Soldatova
Anzhela
Lyubov Tolkalina
Elena Sergeevna
Aydys Shoygu
Kim
Leonid Bichevin
Che
Aleksandr Ratnikov
Ruslan Tasoev
Sakhat Dursunov
Yasir
Viktoriya Poltorak
Kharsi
Aleksey Poluyan
Viktor Sergeevich
Sergey Badichkin
Azamat Nigmanov
Tuy
Nikolay Smorchkov
doctor
Gennadiy Ivanov
Igor Petrovich
Oleg Bilik
Vova
Maksim Vazhov
Kostya
Igor Afanasev
Sofya Gorshkova
voice