The Cry of Silence

Leningrad, February 1942 - the worst winter of the blockade. With rations scarce and with no evacuations in place for children, desperate Nina Voronova takes a monstrous step, leaving her three year-old son Mitya alone in a frozen apartment as she is evacuated herself. Weakened by hunger, little Mitya is thrown a lifeline when he is discovered by a teenage girl named Katya, who returns to rescue him during an air raid. From that day on Katya passes Mitya off as her brother, promising herself she will do everything she can to ensure his survival.

Direction

Vladimir Potapov

Screenplay

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Aleksandr Borodyanskiy

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Tamara Zinberg