Introduction to Life

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A boy from Leningrad has his world turned upside down by his parent's separation and World War II. He leaves town amidst the fighting and returns to find a friend in his step-brother. The war is seen through the eyes of children and told in flashback form. The film was a special prize winner at the Venice Film Festival.

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Creators

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Igor Talankin

director

Vera Panova

writer

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N. Belyaeva

writer

Cast

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Mariya Andrianova actor

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Boris Tokarev actor Нина Ургант actor

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Yuri Volkov actor

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Nikolay Burlyaev actor

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Nataliya Bogunova actor

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Lyubov Sokolova actor

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Valeriy Nosik actor Станислав Чекан actor

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Arkadi Trusov actor Вера Вельяминова actor

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Anna Zarzhitskaya actor

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Gleb Rozhdestvensky actor