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Introduction to Life

1962
Directed byIgor Talankin
1h 41m

A boy from Leningrad has his world turned upside down by his parent's separation and World War II. He leaves town amidst the fighting and returns to find a friend in his step-brother. The war is seen through the eyes of children and told in flashback form. The film was a special prize winner at the Venice Film Festival.

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Mariya AndrianovaBoris TokarevNina Urgant
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Yuri Volkov
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DramaWarFamily
STATUSReleased
RATING
4.4

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