A Soviet teen's last summer of innocence before history crashes the party.
Fifteen years old Sasha is dreaming about adventures, falling in love and doesn't know that WWII is approaching...
Direction
Tumanyan frames impending doom through sunlit meadows.
Cinematography
Golden hour nostalgia that knows it's ending.
Acting
Banionis captures teenage arrogance crumbling to fear.
Director
Inna Tumanyan
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Kaydanovskiy filmed this right before his iconic role as the Stalker in Tarkovsky's film.
Released during the Brezhnev stagnation, its quiet grief mirrored a nation exhausted by war memory.
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