Freeze, Die, Come to Life (1990)
Overview
Stuck in a mining town near Vladivostok in 1947 amongst Soviet exiles and Japanese POWs (Japanese prisoners remained in Siberia for years after the war had ended), the kids have to come up with something to keep them busy. Two friends, Valerka and Galia, play some peculiar, very dangerous games of their own amid the man-made wasteland of Suchan.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | ru |
| Popularity | 2.586 |
Directed By
Vitali Kanevsky
Crew
Vitali Kanevsky
Vitali Kanevsky
Sergei Banevich
Vladimir Brylyakov
Galina Kornilova
Yury Pashigorev
Tatyana Kochergina
Natalya Milliant
Oksana Strugina
TOP CAST
Dinara Drukarova
Galia
Pavel Nazarov
Valerka
Elena Popova
Valerka's mother
Vyacheslav Bambushek
Vitka
Vadim Yermolayev
School principal
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