Natalya / Maroussia - the Mother
Ignat / Alexei - 12 Years Old
Nadezha - Mother of 12-Year-Old Alexei
Lisa
Forensic Doctor
Printery Director
Nanny / Neighbour / Strange Woman at Tea Table
Rifle Shooting Instructor
The Father
Aleksei - 5 Years Old
Asafiev - War Orphan
Proofreader in Printing House
Old Mother
Redheaded Girl
Spanish Refugee
Spanish Refugee Twin
Narrator - The Author's Words (voice)
Narrator - His Own Poems (voice)