In 1930s Poland, it was traditional for some Christian boys to live for a time with Jewish families in order to learn a trade from Jewish craftsmen. For this reason, Ivan has gone to live on a large estate with Abraham and his family, has learned Yiddish, and has become Abraham’s best friend. But the anti-Semitism born of poverty, ignorance, and superstition is fierce in this community of and the two boys run away into the countryside to flee an imminent conflict. Journeying together in a menacing environment, they reveal their innocence and inseparability.
Release Date: 26 May 1993Runtime: 105 min
Stars:
- Aleksandr Kalyagin
- Aleksandr Yakovlev
- Aleksey Gorbunov
- Aleksey Serebryakov
- Armen Dzhigarkhanyan
- Daniel Olbrychski
- Hélène Lapiower
- Lika Kremer
- Mariya Lipkina
- Oleg Yankovskiy
- Rolan Bykov
- Roma Alexandrovitch
- Valeriy Ivchenko
- Vladimir Mashkov
- Zinoviy Gerdt
Director: Yolande Zauberman
