Beautifully shot in black and white, and scripted by Tarkovsky's collaborator Andrei Konchalovsky, this powerful melodrama tells the story of a young boy who undertakes the perilous journey to Uzbekistan's capital Tashkent, to earn some money for his hungry family. Filming in the periphery of the Soviet Union, in a time of relative political relaxation, director Shukhrat Abbasov actually dared to depict the poverty and famine that resulted from the Bolshevik Revolution.
as Mizha
as Seryozha
as Rakhim
as Saule
as Dunajev
as Dodonova, Misha's Mother
as Stepan Dranov
as Nurse
as Crippled Soldier
as Old Man
as Policeman
as Misha's Brother
as Trader
as Granny
as Worker
as Trader
as Worker
as Orderly
as Crook
as Bey
as Semyon
as Red Army Soldier
as Misha's Brother
as Train Conductor
as Young Woman
as Trader
as Trader
as Crook
as Head of Mail Car
as Crazy Old Man
