Bumbarash (1971)

Original title

Бумбараш

Directed by

Abram Naroditsky, Mykola Rasheiev

Genre

drama film, comedy film, musical film

Country

Soviet Union

Runtime

2h 07m

Rating

5.8 of 10 from 16 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A former World War I soldier returns to his village during the Russian Civil War. Everyone thinks he is dead, including his sweetheart. He tries to survive as different factions fight for control of the area.

quirkywhimsicalchaoticfolksymusicaladventurousslightly absurdnostalgicbittersweet

What happens

Bumbarash (Russian: «Бумбараш», romanized: Bumbarash) is a 1971 Soviet adventure film, a musical comedy in two episodes loosely based on some early works and the novel Bumbarash by Arkady Gaidar. During the Russian Civil War, former Imperial Russian Army Private Bumbarash, formerly a prisoner of war in Austria, is returning to his home village, where all, including his beloved girlfriend, believe he is dead. Control of the village periodically changes between the Whites, Reds and "bandits". Bumbarash tries to survive in this chaos and to return to his love. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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