The heroes of Soviet melodramas courageously overcame all obstacles in the name of love. They fought and conquered disease and even death. But in real life, the actors who embodied these melodramatic images were often helpless before the traps of fate. What challenge was filming a film about happy motherhood for Natalya Gundareva? Why did Zarechnaya Street become a dead end for the leading actress?
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Arkadiy IninSelf - Писатель, сценарист | Self - Писатель, сценарист |
 Natalya DrozhzhinaSelf - Актриса | Self - Актриса |
 Sergei VarchukSelf - Актер | Self - Актер |
 Alexander KorshunovSelf - Актер | Self - Актер |
 Andrey ApostolovSelf - Киновед | Self - Киновед |
| SSvetlana TitovaSelf - Художник по костюмам | Self - Художник по костюмам |
 Vladimir BortkoSelf - Режиссер | Self - Режиссер |
 Irina PavlovaSelf - Кинокритик | Self - Кинокритик |
 Irina MiroshnichenkoSelf - Актриса | Self - Актриса |
 Yevgeni GerasimovSelf - Актер | Self - Актер |
 Vyacheslav ShmyrovSelf - Кинокритик | Self - Кинокритик |
 Anzhey Zakharishchev fon BraushSelf - Музыкант, друг Никиты Михайловского | Self - Музыкант, друг Никиты Михайловского |
 Lyubov RudenkoSelf - Актриса | Self - Актриса |