Directors: Tarkovsky, Andrei
Cast: Kolya Burlyaeu, Irina Tarkovskaya
USSR 1962 | Black & white | 96 mins | Drama
Avaliable on: DVD
Tarkovsky’s auspicious debut depicts the exploits of a young boy caught up in the horrors of war. After his family and village have been wiped out by the invading Nazis, twelve-year-old Ivan joins a Russian partisan regiment. His missions become increasingly perilous and it is decided that he must be removed from the action, but Ivan determines to carry out one final, dangerous mission.