For Birds, Wings Are No Burden

1989Directed by Boris Goroshko

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Released: December 1, 1989
Runtime: 1h 32m

About For Birds, Wings Are No Burden

War
Drama

Synopsis

1941. The children of repressed parents, residents of a special orphanage, are escaping from the Germans on a boat. With them are a young teacher, Katya, an encircled resident, Kostya, and Private Polushkin. Everyone—adults and children alike—faces an unbearably difficult journey.

Director: Boris Goroshko
Writer: Boris Goroshko
Original title: Птицам крылья не в тягость

Principal cast

In billing order

Mikhail Matveev
Irina Cherichenko
Nikolay Burlyaev
Yuri Smirnov
Tatyana Chekatovskaya
Georgy Saakyan

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