Cast
Valentin Popov Nikolay Gubenko Stanislav Lyubshin Marianna Vertinskaya Zinaida Zinoveva Svetlana Starikova
Credits
Written by: 
Marlen Khutsiev
Plot
Three young men, friends, wander the streets of Moscow in the 1960s as they look for the meaning of life and their fathers' war legacy, in a poetic Thaw-era film.
Sinekatalog’s take
A poetic, free and landmark film of the Thaw.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.7 / 10 (1,825 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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