Once Upon a Girl (1944)
Original title: Жила-была девочка
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Woven around the daily lives of two children, nine-year-old Nastenka and five-year-old Katia, this is a story of the 17 months' siege of Leningrad and of the people and families shattered by the war, their homes bombed and destroyed, their lives in a constant anticipation of the advancing German army and air raids.
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Nina IvanovaNastenka
Natalya ZashchipinaKatya
Ada VojtsikNastenka's Mother
Vera AltayskayaKatya's Mother
Lidiya ShtykanTonya
Aleksandr LarikovMakar Ivanovich
Nikolai KornNastenka's FatherElena KirillovaStepanidaMovie DNA
Genre affinityDrama · War · FamilyDialogue densityDramaPacingShortEmotional intensityWar · FamilyDirector preference637030Actor preference358532 · 360311 · 472281
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What is Once Upon a Girl about?
Woven around the daily lives of two children, nine-year-old Nastenka and five-year-old Katia, this is a story of the 17 months' siege of Leningrad and of the people and families shattered by the war, their homes bombed and destroyed, their lives in a constant anticipation of the advancing German army and air raids.
How long is Once Upon a Girl?
Once Upon a Girl has a runtime of 72 minutes.