Freeze, Die, Come to Life
Genres
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.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
105 min
Release Date
1990-08-01
Status
Released
Original Language
Russian
Vote Count
24
Vote Average
6.313
Dinara Drukarova
Galia
Pavel Nazarov
Valerka
Elena Popova
Valerka's mother
Valeri Ivchenko
Nikolay Mikheev
Vyacheslav Bambushek
Vitka
Vadim Yermolayev
School principal
Valentina Kosobutskaya
V. Ivanov
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