▁of ▁their ▁family , ▁but , ▁although ▁al ar med , ▁neither ▁mother ▁nor ▁child ▁seem ▁willing ▁to ▁leave ▁the ▁man . ▁The ▁extent ▁of ▁Tol yan ' s ▁love ▁for ▁his ▁new ▁family ▁remains ▁ambigu ous ▁throughout ▁the ▁film ▁and ▁provides ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁more ▁comp elling ▁elements ▁of ▁the ▁story . ▁ ▁Cast ▁Vladimir ▁M ash kov ▁as ▁Tol yan ▁Y ek ater ina ▁Red nik ova ▁as ▁Kat ya ▁M ish a ▁Philip ch uk ▁as ▁S anya ▁( as ▁M ish a ▁Filip ch uk ) ▁Am ali ya ▁M ord vin ova ▁as ▁the ▁doctor ' s ▁wife ▁L idi ya ▁Sav chen ko ▁as ▁B aba ▁T anya ▁Y uli ya ▁Art am on ova ▁as ▁the ▁engineer ' s ▁wife ▁Y ury ▁B ely ay ev ▁as ▁S anya ▁( at ▁ 4 8 ▁years ▁old ) ▁D mit ri ▁Ch ig ary ov ▁as ▁S anya ▁( at ▁ 1 2 ▁years ▁old ) ▁Anton ▁Tab akov ▁( as ▁A . ▁Tab akov ) ▁ ▁Re ception ▁ ▁Awards ▁ ▁W on ▁ ▁So z ve zd ie ▁ 1 9 9 7 : ▁ ▁Best ▁A ctor ▁- ▁Vladimir ▁M ash kov ▁ ▁Ven ice ▁Film ▁Festival ▁ 1 9 9 7 : ▁ ▁Prize ▁of ▁the ▁International ▁Youth ▁J ury ▁- ▁P avel ▁Ch uk h ray ▁ ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Italian ▁Senate ' s ▁Gold ▁Medal ▁- ▁P avel ▁Ch uk h ray ▁UN ICE F ▁Award ▁- ▁P avel ▁Ch uk