The Black Hen, or Living Underground (4.8)

Movie · 1981 · 1 h 13 min · Drama, Family, Fantasy

At a St. Petersburg boarding school, a new life began for the ten-year-old Alyosha, who was accustomed parental attention. Missing his home, Alyosha created an imaginary magic world of underground dwellers, with a king and his subjects who very much resembled the people surrounding the boy. Alyosha experienced many interesting adventures in this mysterious fairy tale...

Directed by: Виктор Гресь

Starring Vitali Sidletsky, Лариса Кадочникова, Аристарх Ливанов, Альберт Филозов, Владимир Кашпур, Валентин Гафт, Евгений Евстигнеев, Микола Сектименко, Anton Artyomenko, Людміла Сосюра

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