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DecentGoodWatch scoreSummary
The 12-year-old son of a freedom fighter grows up fast in World War II Yugoslavia.
Good for
- Friends night
- Teens
- Thought-provoking
Skip it if
- Graphic violence bothers you
Where to watch
Not streaming in any country yet.
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 48GoodWatch 58
IMDb4.8
Running time
1 h 26 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 dramas, −23 min on the typical 109
typical 10986Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Released
1985
January 1, 1985
41 years ago
Genre
DramaLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
Canada
Serbia
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 5 more15 people
- Helen ShaverMaria
- Kenneth WelshStephan Berecky
- Jason HopleyJan
- Ingrid VeningerHelena
- Mario MirkovićAnton
- VKVjenceslav KapuralMoscovitz
- MPMichelle PaniaguaIbolya
- DMDamir MejovšekRussian soldier / Soldier
- DHDerrick HartGrandpa
- Slobodan DimitrijevićSS captain
- ZPZlatko PokupecCircus leader
- DSDani SeginaMatthew
- Mustafa NadarevićMill manager
- Semka Sokolović-BertokKati
- VJVida JermanAnton's mom
Directing · 1
- Allan Eastman Director
Writing · 2
- Jim Osborne Writer
- Julius Kohanyi Writer
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