Watch NowShow more Come and SeePlay Trailer Summary: After finding an old rifle, a young boy joins the Soviet resistance movement against ruthless German forces and experiences the horrors of World War II.Release Date: September 03, 1985Genres: Drama, Thriller, WarDirector: Elem Klimov Elem KlimovDirector White Male Filmography Wikipedia Writers: Ales Adamovich Ales AdamovichWriter White Male Filmography Wikipedia , Elem Klimov Elem KlimovWriter White Male Filmography Wikipedia Runtime: 2 h 22 minMPAA: Not Rated Production: Belarusfilm, MosfilmDistributor: Sovexportfilm, Seagull Films, International Film Exchange (IFEX), Kino Video, RUSCICO, The Criterion Channel, The Criterion CollectionCountry: Soviet UnionLanguage: RussianDomestic: $ 71,909International: $ 20,857,739 Cast Stars: Supporting cast: Other Cast, Production Other cast: Production: Representation Tags / Keywords 1940sactual animal killedairplaneanimal crueltyanti communismanti semitismanti wararchive footagearmy vs civiliansarsonatrocitiesatrocityautomatic gunfireautomatic weaponaxebaby picturebarnbased on bookbelarusbirdbird nest full of eggsbleeding from the wombblowing a whistlebogbombbombingboot swappingbootsboyboyfriend girlfriend relationshipbrother sister relationshipbrutalityburialburn victimburned aliveburned bodybuttermilkbyelorussiacameracaptured womancarnagechaseclaycollaboratorcommandercommunismcommunistconcentration campcorpsecovered in mudcowcrime against humanitycrime victimcrutchescryingdancerdancingdead bodydead cowdeathdeath of familydeath of motherdestructiondiggingdogdrunk soldierdyingdying youngeatingeffigyexecutionexplosionexterminationf wordfamily relationshipsfarmerfascismfascistfearfirefirearmflarefoodfoot blown offfoot injuryforestgang rapegasolinegasoline cangenocidegerman abroadgerman armygerman occupation of the soviet uniongerman officergerman soldiergirlgrandmothergravegreat patriotic wargriefgroup photogungun held to headgunfiregunshothaircutheap of corpseshikinghistorical dramahistorical eventholding a gun to someone's headholocausthorrors of warhorsehorse and carthungerhusband wife relationshipimperative in titleincinerationinhumanityinsanityinvading armyjourneykilling a cowkisslandmineleafletleaflets dropped from an airplaneleft behindleft for deadlooking at the cameralootinglorisloss of familyloss of innocenceloudspeakermachine gunmale female friendshipmale protagonistman shot to deathmass gravemass murdermassacremercedes benzmercilessnessmilitarymilitary uniformmilking a cowminefieldmiserymortarmother daughter relationshipmother son relationshipmotorcyclemowing downmudmurdermurder of a childmurder of familymurdered with a gunnazinazi atrocitiesnazi occupationnazi occupied soviet unionnazi officernazi soldiernazi uniformnewsreel footageold womanoptimismowlparachuteparachute caught in a treeparatrooperpartisanpetphotographphotographerpigpile of corpsespile of dead bodiespillagingposing for a photographpotpremature agingpursuitracismrainrainbowrampagerapereference to adolf hitlerrefugeereprisalresistance fighterrevengereverse footageriflerussian actor playing foreignerrussian soldierscarecrowscrubbing a ketlesentry dutysetting a barn on firesetting a building on firesevered footshootingshooting a cowshot to deathsiegeskullslaughtersoldiersoviet militarysoviet partisansoviet unionssss officerstanding watchstealing a cowstepping on an animalstorkstrawsubjective camerasurrealismsurvivalsurvivortaking a photographtanktarkovskyesquetearsteenage boyteenage girlthrowing gasoline on someonetimeframe 1940stimertinnitustitle based on the bibletracer bullettragedytranslatortrapped in a buildingtrapped in a burning buildingtraumatraveltruckturkey the birdtwintwin sistersvillagevillage elderviolencewar crimewar violencewarningwehrmachtwine bottlewoman shot to deathwoodsworld war twoworld war two atrocitiesworld war two partisanyear 1943Add Similar Movies Parental Guide Global Consensus Audience Reviews: Positive Negative All Total found: 1 Show in Search Critic Reviews: Total found: 9 Show in Search Internet Zeitgest: Comments: Your Name: Password: Cancel Comment