Soldier Boy

Set during the Great Patriotic War, this drama follows Sergei Aleshkov, a six-year-old boy who becomes an orphan and is taken in by the Red Army. To shield him from the trauma of war and protect his childhood, the soldiers treat his presence in the military as a game. However, the young boy takes his role seriously and eventually becomes a genuine defender of his country.

The film was directed and written by Viktoriya Fanasyutina. The cast features Andrey Andreev in the lead role as Sergei Alyoshkov, alongside Victor Dobronravov, Darya Ursulyak, Anatoly Kalmykov, Svetlana Kozhemyakina, and Peter Ivan Zhukovsky. Produced in Russia by Mosfilm, GemStudio, and Janson Media, the movie has a runtime of 86 minutes. On TMDB, the film holds a rating of 6.9/10 based on 25 votes.