Once There Was a Girl (1944)
- Original title
- Жила-была девочка
- Directed by
- Viktor Eisymont
- Genre
- drama film, war film
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Runtime
- 1h 12m
- Rating
- 5.7 of 10 from 7 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A young girl survives the siege of Leningrad during World War II. The film follows her daily struggles for food and safety in the devastated city.
melancholictensesomberslow-burnunsettlingpoignantgrittybleak
What happens
Once There Was a Girl (Russian: Жила-была девочка, romanized: Zhila-byla devochka) is a 1944 Soviet World War II film directed by Viktor Eisymont. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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