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

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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