(Республика ШКИД)

Content: The film is based on the eponymous book, written by two former street gangsters - Grigori Belykh and Leonid Panteleyev. Film is set in the 1920s St. Petersburg, Russia. Streets of the city are full of the homeless boys. They are caught to be raised and educated at the correction school named after Dostoevsky. The boys are street smart and difficult. But the faculty stands up to the challenge. The teaches are being devoted and caring, and gradually win the respect of the most difficult kids. The school director Vicknixor is a refined intellectual, who becomes a role model for the boys.

Countries:

Soviet Union

Genres:

Family,

Comedy,

Drama

Runtime:

103 minutes

Year:

1966

Directors:

Gennadi Poloka

Production companies:

Lenfilm

Actors:

Vicknixor

Elanlyum

Kostalmed

Alnikpop

Palvan

Crews:

Director

Original Music Composer

Director of Photography

Director of Photography

Book