Winter Thaw

November. 24,2016      
Rating:
7.7
Trailer Synopsis Cast

In late nineteenth-century Russia, Martin Avdeitch is a humble shoemaker whose life has been characterized by grief. Martin must find the courage to look outside himself and trust in the goodness of God. This BYUtv original holiday special is based on Leo Tolstoy's short story, "Martin the Cobbler," and stars John Rhys-Davies.

John Rhys-Davies as  Martin Avdeitch
Karl Johnson as  Stepanovich
Valentin Novopolskij as  Pyotr
Ieva Andrejevaite as  Raisa
Paulius Markevičius as  Mikhail Leskov
Clotilde Rigaud as  Apple Woman
Vaidotas Martinaitis as  Yakov
Inga Šalkauskaitė as  Sonya Usenko

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Reviews

Alicia
2016/11/24

I love this movie so much

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Steineded
2016/11/25

How sad is this?

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Matrixiole
2016/11/26

Simple and well acted, it has tension enough to knot the stomach.

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Rio Hayward
2016/11/27

All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.

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