The read
It runs a compact 1h 19m.
Synopsis
The village teacher asks the driver Gorlov to take her son, a first-grader, to the city and buy him a school suit. Reluctantly yielding to the woman, the driver will make friends with the boy during the trip. He will change the attitude not only towards this boy, but also towards people in general...
Ratings
IMDb7.5/10
2 audience votes
Key crew
- Anatoliy KuznetsovWriter
- Yurii LysenkoDirector
- Yevgeni ZubtsovOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Vasiliy ShukshinMykhailo Gorlov
- Valeriy KorolYurka
- Vera PredayevichYurka's mother
- Volodymyr Dalskyiclothing salesman
- Dzhemma Osmolovskayaparturient woman
- Boris Saburovcollective farm chairman
- Valentin GrudininGorlov's drinking companion
- Mariya Kapnistelderly passenger with a goose
- Yuriy Kireevпарень в пивной
- Anatoliy Trofimenkoboy in the helmet
- Tatyana Kalsinagirl with a cask
- Oleksandra SalamatinaCast
Themes
village life