Ivan's Childhood

You're a child, orphaned by war. You scout for the Soviet army, crossing enemy lines. But the fighting intensifies, and your protectors struggle to keep you from the front. Tarkovsky's debut feature finds poetry amid the brutal landscape.

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Andrei Tarkovsky directed Ivan's Childhood in 1962. See Andrei Tarkovsky's full filmography, where to start with Andrei Tarkovsky, or where to go after you've seen everything by Andrei Tarkovsky.

Ivan's Childhood was released in 1962 (RU original-language production), with a runtime of 95 minutes.