A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Release Date:
September 14, 1984
Original Title:
Чучело
Alternate Titles:
Chuchelo
The Scarecrow
Weirdo
稻草人
Genres:
Drama | Family
Production Companies:
Mosfilm
Production Countries:
Soviet Union
Ratings / Certifications:
RU: 12+
Runtime: 127
A twelve years old girl Lena who has come to live with her grandfather in a small Russian town is being bullied by her classmates. She took the rap of being a class traitor because she was in love with the boy who had betrayed his classmates when they were bunking off and going to cinema instead of a literature lesson. The class is penalized for that, not being allowed to go to Moscow for fall holidays with the rest of the school. Lena is being ostracized, "boycotted" however not telling the truth, waiting that the boy himself would confess to be guilty.
Assistant Director:
Arkadiy Khayt
Costume Design:
Alla Dokuchayeva
Director:
Rolan Bykov
Director of Photography:
Anatoliy Mukasey
Editor:
Lyudmila Yelyan
Novel:
Vladimir Zheleznikov
Original Music Composer:
Sofiya Gubaydulina
Production Design:
Yevgeni Markovich
Production Manager:
Sergei Bulman
Sound:
Vladimir Kurgansky
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