Summary
This is a story about exciting events that occurred in the life of the smallest soldier - the hero of the Great Patriotic War, six-year-old Sergei Aleshkov. He lost all his relatives and got into the army.
Good for
- Family movie night
- Friends night
- Kids
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 77GoodWatch 75
Audience score100%
IMDb6.6
Letterboxd · 2 K ratings3.2/5
Running time
1 h 26 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 war movies, −32 min on the typical 118
typical 11886Half of all war movies run 103–135 min.
Reach
Streams in 10 countries, rent or buy in 20 more
Released
2019
February 22, 2019
7 years ago
Genres
WarDramaLanguage
Russian
Original language
Also spoken
SpanishMade in
- Russia
Rated
No age rating yet.
Yes: its content advisories are violence, and the viewing guide lists it for kids.
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesMild
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFamily Movie NightFriends NightIntergenerationalKidsPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensComfort WatchDrop-in FriendlyThought-Provoking
and 3 moreDirecting · 1
- Viktoriya Fanasyutina Director, Screenplay
Production · 1
- Alexandr Golutva Producer
Camera · 1
- Alexandr Nosovsky Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Dmitry Yushin Editor
Sound · 1
- Maksim Koshevarov Original Music Composer
Art · 2
- Artur Ivanov Set Decoration
- Valerii Perminov Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up · 3
- Anna Karpova Costume Design
- Irina Viunova Costume Design
- Anastasiya Pavlishina Costume Design
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