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Real story of the young legendary actress of Soviet cinema Gulya Korolyova, who started acting in films at the age of four. In May 1942, having barely finished school, Gulya voluntarily went to the front and soon died heroically in a battle near Stalingrad.
Acting
Olga Ageeva's devastating final letters
Cinematography
Bleached Stalingrad snow vs. golden childhood flashbacks
Score
Triumphant military brass crushes your soul
Director
Igor Voznesensky
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