1962 | Soviet Union | Fiction

Ivanovo detstvo (Ivan’s Childhood)

  • Soviet Union 95 mins
  • Director | Andrei Tarkovsky
  • Writer | Vladimir Bogomolov, Mikhail Papava
  • Producer | Vyacheslav Ovchinnikov

STATUS: Released

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The debut feature by the great Andrei Tarkovsky, Ivan’s Childhood is a poetic journey through the shards and shadows of one boy’s war-ravaged youth. Moving back and forth between the traumatic realities of World War II and serene moments of family life before the conflict began, Tarkovsky’s film remains one of the most jarring and unforgettable depictions of the impact of war on children.

War Innocence Trauma Memory Loss
Film Organizations
The Criterion Collection
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