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Release Year1961
Runtime0h 19m
LanguageRussian
CertificationNR
GenresDrama
Votes6
DirectorAndrei Konchalovsky, Yevgeni Ostashenko
WritersAndrei Konchalovsky
TypeFeature Film
Rating5.7 out of 10
Cast3 credited
Also Known AsThe Boy and the Pigeon
About The Boy and the Pigeon
The boy wants to have a pigeon, but he can't afford to buy a bird. On the market for a pigeon asking for 100 rubles! Then he decides to buy a bird, bartering it for his father's album with stamps. Having caught a pigeon, the boy releases a bird into the sky. But the pigeon is returning to it's native dovecote, to it's former owner, who again demands money for it. This is a short movie about childhood and dreams, about the first life lessons that everyone has to face in childhood, when society and its laws bring changes into life, sometimes breaking the brightest dreams.
Directed by Andrei Konchalovsky, Yevgeni Ostashenko, The Boy and the Pigeon leans on a strong ensemble — Nikolay Burlyaev, Vladimir Shurupov, Evgeniy Urbanskiy — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about drama titles of 1961.
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