Due to his age, Lieutenant Gokson can't even believe Ivan's identity, but from the mouth of Colonel Kochlin (Valentin Zubkov), he learns that the skinny boy in front of him is so brave. Colonel Kochlin hopes to take Ivan away from the battlefield and send him to study far away. However, Ivan refused to leave. This brave boy was determined to fight to the last moment of his life...
The film won the Best Director Award at the 1962 San Francisco International Film Festival and the 1962 Venice Film Festival Golden Lion Award.
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