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Lights on the River (1954)

Lights on the River poster
Original title
Огни на реке
Directed by
Viktor Eisymont
Genre
children's film, adventure film
Country
Soviet Union
Runtime
1h 20m
Rating
8.5 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young boy from a small town spends his summer by a river. He gets into mischief and learns about responsibility.

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What happens

Lights on the River (Russian: Огни на реке, romanized: Ogni na reke) is a 1954 Soviet children's film directed by Viktor Eisymont. A screen version of the novel of the same name by Nikolai Dubov. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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