Zamri, umri, voskresni! (1989)
Freeze, Die, Come to Life! (1989)
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Language: Russian | Subs (srt): English
Genre: Drama | 4 wins | Soviet Union
DVDRip | AVI | 720 x 540 | XviD @ 1804 Kbps | MP3 @ 256 Kbps | 99 min | 1,43 Gb
Language: Russian | Subs (srt): English
Genre: Drama | 4 wins | Soviet Union
Two children struggle to grow up and forge friendships in the bleak, poverty-filled landscape of post-World War II Russia. One child, a twelve-year-old boy named Valerka, lives with his prostitute mother in a dreary mining town in a far eastern Soviet city, Vladivostok. The other child, a girl named Galiya, sells tea in the marketplace with Valerka, and tries to befriend him despite his occasional cruelty. Valerka eventually gets in trouble when he angrily pulls a prank on some classmates, who, he believes, have stolen his skates; the repercussions prove too much for him, and he sneaks on a train to escape town. Once on the run, Valerka quickly becomes involved with thieves and witnesses a murder. Galiya, however, manages to find him and convince him to return home. But the thieves, unsure of Valerka's silence, pursue the children – with tragic consequences.
IMDB
"Zamri, umri, vokresni!" is not, at first sight, a positive movie. And, as it develops, the tone gets darker. Vitali Kanevsky, the director, makes a very good use of black-and-white film. The lives of Galia and Valerka get increasingly unbearable. They make it bearable, however, by making easy bantering between them about which one's tea is better as they sell them to the people. Little things like that. In all the misery that he lives in, Valerka's main goal is still to catch a robber who stole his skates. They have not lost their childhood, not yet. Not until the end. It is interesting to note that "Zamri, umri, vokresni!" is also the name of a children's game in Russia. It means, literally, "Freeze, Die, Rise!"IMDB Reviewer
Zamri, umri, voskresni! (1989)
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