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The Stray White and the Speckled

1986·Movie
1h 40min
62
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Strong craft, a touch of humor.

Energy

Tense

  • Tension7
  • Violence6
  • Adrenaline5

Heart

Moving and melancholic

Much of it is about growing up.

  • Pathos7
  • Melancholy7
  • Nostalgia7

Humor

Some dark humor

Not a comedy at heart.

  • Dark Humor5
  • Wit & Wordplay4
  • Satire & Parody4

World

Class and money, history, and growing up

  • World Immersion7
  • Dialogue Centrality6
  • Rewatchability6

Craft

Solid, not remarkable

  • Direction7
  • Acting7
  • Narrative Structure7

Style

Functional look and sound

  • Cinematography7
  • Editing7
  • Music Composition6

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About

In a poor provincial town, the ragamuffin boys are frenziedly drilled for combat, and at nights the local elite, gathered in a pool room, boasts of fictitious biographies, while bands of boys amuse themselves with bloody fights on trashy vacant plots… One of the most vivid staples of the postwar childhood were pigeons. They could be bought, sold or stolen. One day a beautiful white dove appeared over the town. Risking his life, Ivan caught the White. And immediately became the target of the "pigeon" mafia…
Soviet CinemaComing-of-AgePigeon MafiaProvincial TownPost-War ChildhoodSocial CommentaryBleak AtmosphereGang Violence

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Is The Stray White and the Speckled worth watching?

62
DecentGoodWatch score

Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 62/100 (IMDb 6.9). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.

What is The Stray White and the Speckled rated?

Violence

Content advisories: violence.

How long is The Stray White and the Speckled?

1 h 40 min

The Stray White and the Speckled runs 1 h 40 min.

What language is The Stray White and the Speckled in?

Russian

It was made in Russian. Produced in Russia.