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Set in 2002, an abandoned 5-year-old boy living in a rundown orphanage in a small Russian village is adopted by an Italian family. Read more

Starring Kolya Spiridonov, Denis Moiseenko, Sasha Sirotkin, Andrei Yelizarov
Director Andrei Kravchuk
Genres Drama, World Cinema

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Set in 2002, an abandoned 5-year-old boy living in a rundown orphanage in a small Russian village is adopted by an Italian family.

Starring Kolya Spiridonov, Denis Moiseenko, Sasha Sirotkin, Andrei Yelizarov, Vladimir Shipov
Director Andrei Kravchuk
Studio SODA PICTURES
Run time DVD: 1 hr 39 mins
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Genres Drama, World Cinema
Language Russian
Released DVD: 28 Apr 2008
Production year: 2005
Format DVD

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  • 4 stars out of

    This finely crafted Russian debut comes across like The Bourne Identity as directed by one of the Italian... read more on Time Out

    • David Jenkins, 
    • Time Out
    • Posted 08 Sep 2009

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  • 8 out of 8 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 4 stars

    Very Good

    A rather sad [but definitely worth watching] tale of the grim conditions in a present day Russian orphanage. An astonishing performance by the leading child actor. The film also is possibly a reflection of the state of modern - day Russia, rife with corruption, but with pockets of human kindness, and hope thrown in.

      • A customer from London
      • Posted 10 Jul 2008 22:10

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  • 4 out of 4 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 5 stars

    Grim but brilliant

    It worth waiting through all the realistic horrors and brilliant acting for the happy ending

      • A customer from Wales
      • Posted 27 Oct 2008 10:54

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