A chronicle of the days of October 1917, which proved decisive for the children from the orphanage who took part in the revolutionary events in Petrograd.
Production
Chaotic street-level recreation of 1917 Petrograd.
Acting
Kid actors actually feel like feral revolutionaries.
Director
Sergey Snezhkin
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Snezhkin later became famous for crime thrillers; this was his earnest socialist realist phase.
Released during glasnost, this was one of the last Soviet films to unironically celebrate October 1917.
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