A Soviet kid runs toward tragedy like it's summer camp. Emotional destruction guaranteed.
A story about the adventures of young boy Kolya Novikov who runs from his home in order to get to the border where his older brother was killed.
Acting
Yuri Bychkov carries 75 minutes of pure desperation on tiny shoulders.
Direction
Frid somehow makes state-mandated tragedy feel personal and devastating.
Director
Yan Frid
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released during the Nazi-Soviet Pact period, yet preaches patriotic sacrifice—awkward timing that Stalin's censors somehow missed.
Yuri Bychkov was reportedly chosen after 200+ children were screened; Frid wanted 'eyes that looked already wounded.'
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