Genres: Drama, War
Languages: German, Russian
Year: 1962
Vote: 7.8
Festival & Award: Venice - Golden Lion
Ivan's Childhood
The showmakers
Overview
In WW2, twelve year old Soviet orphan Ivan Bondarev works for the Soviet army as a scout behind the German lines and strikes a friendship with three sympathetic Soviet officers.
Indie vibes check
Andrei Tarkovsky's debut film was made within the Soviet state-funded system, but its artistic vision and unconventional storytelling align it more with independent filmmaking.