Son

Son

A young man escapes from home.

1955 · 86 min · ★ 6.4 · Drama

High school student Andrei Goryayev faces a criminal liability for a hooligan misconduct. A compassionate witness pities the young man, and he is released. Having quarreled with his father, Goryayev leaves home and wanders around the capital until he accidentally finds himself in a new district of Moscow: at a construction site in Cheryomushki.

Directed by Yuri Ozerov · Written by Tatyana Sytina

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