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I Don't Want to Be a Grown-Up

I Don't Want to Be a Grown-Up

19826.01h 17m

Overview

The parents of six-year-old Pavlik want to make an erudite out of their beloved son. They constantly force the boy to read a lot, study and achieve success. Mom and dad so want their son to be the first in everything. One day Pavlik comes to visit his grandmother in the village. Grandmother allows her grandson to go out alone for a walk. The walk turns into a fun journey for the young hero to Moscow...

Directed by Yuri Chulyukin
Written by Georgi Kushnirenko, Yuri Chulyukin
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Top Cast

Kirill Golovko-Sersky

Kirill Golovko-Sersky

Pavlik

Natalya Varley

Natalya Varley

Katya

Evgeniy Steblov

Evgeniy Steblov

Dima

Elena Valyushkina

Elena Valyushkina

Sveta

Vladimir Zaytsev

Vladimir Zaytsev

Andrey Nikitin

Lyudmila Chulyukina

Lyudmila Chulyukina

Galya

Vladimir Dudin

Vladimir Dudin

Yur Yurich

Yanina Lisovskaya

Yanina Lisovskaya

Marina

Pavel Vinnik

Pavel Vinnik

Vaslily Sergeyevich

Yuriy Nikulin

Yuriy Nikulin

Kloun

Themes & Keywords

family

About I Don't Want to Be a Grown-Up

I Don't Want to Be a Grown-Up is a comedy, adventure film released in 1982 exploring themes of family. Directed by Yuri Chulyukin, it stars Kirill Golovko-Sersky, Natalya Varley, Evgeniy Steblov. The parents of six-year-old Pavlik want to make an erudite out of their beloved son. They constantly force the boy to read a lot, study and achieve success. Mom and dad so want their son to be the first in everything. One day Pavlik comes to visit his grandmother in the village. Grandmother allows her grandson to go out alone for a walk. The walk turns into a fun journey for the young hero to Moscow...

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