Tale about the Boy-Kibalchish (1964)

Original title

Сказка о Мальчише-Кибальчише

Directed by

Yevgeny Sherstobitov

Genre

drama film, war film, children's film

Country

Soviet Union

Runtime

1h 12m

Rating

5.3 of 10 from 6 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A boy nicknamed Kibalchish stands up against a group of corrupt wealthy men. He fights to protect his values and his community during wartime.

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What happens

Tale about Boy-Kibalchish (Russian: Сказка о Мальчише-Кибальчише) is a 1964 Soviet children’s war film directed by Yevgeny Sherstobitov and based on a story “A Tale about a War Secret, about the Boy Nipper-Pipper, and His Word of Honour” by Arkady Gaidar. The film tells about a boy nicknamed Kibalchish, a person of strong moral values, who fights against the corrupt, manipulative, egoistic, impudent rich men. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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