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Odessa Vacation

1966 · 79 min

A sober, earnest wartime coming-of-age drama that turns carefree youth into grim duty, moving slowly but carrying real weight.

Directed by
Yuri Petrov
Genres
War, Family
Starring
Galina Orlova, Sergei Gurzo Ml., Galina Butovskaya
Overview
A story about high school students whose holidays were overshadowed by the outbreak of war. Enrolling in the militia, they not only staunchly assist the Soviet troops in the rear, but are also ready to defend their native city with weapons in their hands.

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Directed by
Yuri Petrov
Genres
War, Family
Starring
Galina Orlova, Sergei Gurzo Ml., Galina Butovskaya
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • war
    • coming-of-age
    • survival
    • friendship
    Places
    • big city
    Era
    period
    Audience
    teen
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence mild
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action3
    Horror1
    Humour2
    Realism7
    Romance2
    Tension5
    Darkness6
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight7

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    Details

    Genres
    war, family
    Directed by
    Yuri Petrov
    Written by
    Lev Arkadyev
    Starring
    Galina Orlova, Sergei Gurzo Ml., Galina Butovskaya, Marchella Chebotarenko, Zinaida Dyakonova, Aleksandr Kamenko-Aleksandrovskiy, Pavel Makhotin, Aleksandr Metyolkin
    Music
    Eduard Lazarev
    Cinematography
    Fyodor Silchenko
    Runtime
    79 min
    Country
    Soviet Union
    Languages
    Russian

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