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About a Wife, a Dream and Another... Films". Since then, the film has been broadcast on the channel from time to time. On October 18, 2014, it was broadcast on TV1000 Russkoe Kino. On October 26, 2014, it appeared on Tricolor TV channel Nashe HD, and on February 7, 2015, it appeared on the Mir channel. About a Wife, a Dream and Another... About a Wife, a Dream and Another... is a 2013 Russian language film written and directed by Alexander Pozhenskiy. The film has received positive reviews, and has also been well-received at various film festivals. The film has two story-lines or "realities". The main characters