Bambi's Childhood
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Bambi's Childhood

4.1 / 10 1985 1h 17mNR Russian
FamilyFantasy

Storyline

In the forest a holiday — the deer Bambi was born, the son of the leader, the prince, the heir to the crown. Bambi is still small, and the whole huge world around him appears like a fairy tale. In this tale, he meets many miracles: animals and trees, the sun and the river, his second cousins ​​and sister, squirrel, funny hares and beautiful swans. But in the fairy forest, where everyone lives together, there is He... The one whose name is not called. Whom everyone is afraid of, even the most powerful animals. Bambi will face a series of dangers, adventures and new knowledge, before he grows up and rightfully takes the place of an unnamed father - he will become the leader of his pack.

Cast & Crew

Ivan Burlyaev

Ivan Burlyaev

Bambi (child)

Lead
Nikolay Burlyaev

Nikolay Burlyaev

Bambi (adolescent)

Natalya Bondarchuk

Natalya Bondarchuk

Bambi's mother

Maris Liepa

Maris Liepa

Bambi's father

Yekaterina Lychyova

Yekaterina Lychyova

Faline (child)

Galina Belyaeva

Galina Belyaeva

Faline (adolescent)

Maxim Shalnev

Maxim Shalnev

Gobo

Lev Durov

Lev Durov

Friend Owl

What People Are Saying

2.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Natalya Bondarchuk's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Bambi's Childhood is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker