Movie
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.
Mizha
Seryozha
Rakhim
Saule
Dunajev
Dodonova, Misha's Mother
Stepan Dranov
Nurse
Crippled Soldier
Old Man
Policeman
Misha's Brother
Trader
Granny
Worker
Trader
Worker
Orderly
Crook
Bey
Semyon
Red Army Soldier
Misha's Brother
Train Conductor
Young Woman
Trader
Trader
Crook
Head of Mail Car
Crazy Old Man