Girls Learn to Shave
Synopsis
The 1990s. Two friends Masha and Taya are trying to escape from the narrow confines of a provincial town. Masha rebels through dancing and conflicts with her mother and her young lover, while the timid and indecisive Taya seeks salvation in a marriage with a foreigner organized by her parents.
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