Wild Pigeon (1986)

Original title

Чужая белая и рябой

Directed by

Sergei Solovyov

Genre

drama film

Country

Soviet Union

Runtime

1h 40m

Rating

5.5 of 10 from 12 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young boy in a Soviet village befriends a white pigeon that stands out from its flock. He faces conflict and hardship as he tries to protect the bird from the other children and the harsh realities around him.

melancholiccontemplativeslow-burnvisually starkpoignantatmosphericcoming-of-agelonelysomber

What happens

Wild Pigeon (Russian: Чужая белая и рябой, romanized: Chuzhaya Belaya i Ryaboi, also known as Someone Else's White and the Speckled and The Stray White And The Speckled) is a 1986 Soviet drama film written and directed by Sergei Solovyov. It was entered into the main competition at the 43rd Venice International Film Festival, in which it won the Special Jury Prize. The film was selected as the Soviet entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 59th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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