Once There Was a Girl (1944)

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.

Released Dec. 18, 1944 72 min 7+

Genres: Drama, Family, War

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