Zamri, umri, voskresni 1990

Zamri, umri, voskresni 1990
1h 45min | Drama | May 1990 (France)
Storyline:
Two children living in a remote mining town in the distant wastes of Siberia in 1947, survive poverty and hardship through the warmth of their friendship and a shared sense of humour.
User review:
"Zamri, umri, vokresni!" is not, at first sight, a positive movie. And, as it develops, the tone gets darker. Vitali Kanevsky, the director, makes a very good use of black-and-white film. The lives of Galia and Valerka get increasingly unbearable. They make it bearable, however, by making easy bantering between them about which one's tea is better as they sell them to the people. Little things like that. In all the misery that he lives in, Valerka's main goal is still to catch a robber who stole his skates. They have not lost their childhood, not yet. Not until the end. It is interesting to note that "Zamri, umri, vokresni!" is also the name of a children's game in Russia. It means, literally, "Freeze, Die, Rise!"
Director: Vitali Kanevsky
Writer: Vitali Kanevsky
Stars: Dinara Drukarova, Pavel Nazarov, Elena Popova
Country: Soviet Union
Language: Russian | Japanese
Release Date: May 1990 1991 (France)
Also Known As: Freeze Die Come to Life
Filming Locations: Partizansk, Russia