Actions of the movie occurred in Post-WWII years in small village. Mother with three children. Father was lost in the war, like many other. 11-year old son rather smart boy is main help in housekeeping. But here was primary school only, and he was sent to study to neighbor village over 50 km. He lives with his mother's friend - woman and two children. Mother brought food one time per 3 weeks, and he cooks and eats separately from householders. To buy more food he plays game 'money'. He was beaten by older boys – usual child's cruelty.
Genre: Drama
Stars: Mikhail Yegorov, Valentina Talyzina, Galina Yatskina, Oleg Golubitsky, Mikhail Kabanov, Oleg Kazennov
Crew: Yevgeni Tashkov (Director), Valentin Rasputin (Screenplay), Yevgeni Tashkov (Screenplay), Vladimir Nakhabtsev (Camera Operator), Boris Chaikovsky (Original Music Composer), Mikhail Kartashov (Painter)
Country: Soviet Union
Language: Pусский
Studio: Mosfilm
Runtime: 1:47:31 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Dec 17, 1978
IMDb: 4.6
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