Storyline
A teenage soldier in World War I—a simple village boy with a naive youthful dream of fame and medals—throws himself into the unknown and goes blind in the first battle, thus taking on a new job: intercepting enemy planes by listening to the air through huge metal funnels.
Cast & Crew
VK
Vladimir Korolyov
Private Aleksei
Lead
Mikhail Buturlov
Private Nazarka
Artyom Leshchik
Non-Commissioned Officer Makar Petrovich
Danil Tyabin
Soldier-Sanitarian
SG
Sergei Goncharenko
Lieutenant
Filipp Dyachkov
Soldier-Agitator
SB
Sergei Bratkov
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Anton Samusik
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What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Alexander Zolotukhin's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. A Russian Youth is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
