Be Happy, Yuliya!

Be Happy, Yuliya! (1983) is a Soviet melodrama you can watch online on iFILM. Nurse Yuliya and her husband Radu share an easy, contented marriage — and want only one more thing: a child of their own.

When Yuliya kindly takes in Vera, a young woman reeling from a breakup, the household opens its doors to a stranger. The gesture is generous. The fallout is not. Radu finds himself drawn to Vera's beauty, and the couple's quiet happiness begins to fray. Directed by Jacob Burghiu for the Moldova-Film studio, this intimate chamber drama stars Yelena Proklova and Mikhail Volontir. It suits viewers who enjoy understated Soviet stories about love, loyalty and temptation. Stream Be Happy, Yuliya! (1983) online on iFILM.