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Madame K
Beginning of the End
Season 1
Episode 1
Oct. 1939: Madam Kukk and her girls settle in a new villa that the Foreign Ministry councilor helped buy. He then brings high-ranking Russian guests.
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44:09
The girls argue because of their political views.
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43:36
Palusalu’s jealous wife arrives. Soviet occupation is close and tragedy strikes.
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43:35
The girls start knitting white pullovers, which become popular with the boys going to war.
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44:06
A young lady asks for a job and swears revenge when Mrs. Kukk turns her down.
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43:42
As the Winter War begins, Carola reveals the dark secrets about the house and her past.
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43:24
The atmosphere at the house is transformed to be “more Soviet-friendly.”
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42:20
Anastassia and Linda both have upsetting experiences with the Russian majors.