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I Don't Want to Be a Grown-Up
7.0 / 10• 1982• 1h 17m•NR• Russian
ComedyAdventure
Storyline
The parents of six-year-old Pavlik want to make an erudite out of their beloved son. They constantly force the boy to read a lot, study and achieve success. Mom and dad so want their son to be the first in everything. One day Pavlik comes to visit his grandmother in the village. Grandmother allows her grandson to go out alone for a walk. The walk turns into a fun journey for the young hero to Moscow...
Cast & Crew
Kirill Golovko-Sersky
Pavlik
Lead
Natalya Varley
Katya
Evgeniy Steblov
Dima
Elena Valyushkina
Sveta
Vladimir Zaytsev
Andrey Nikitin
Lyudmila Chulyukina
Galya
Vladimir Dudin
Yur Yurich
Yanina Lisovskaya
Marina
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Yuri Chulyukin's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. I Don't Want to Be a Grown-Up is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
