I Don't Want to Be a Grown-Up

I Don't Want to Be a Grown-Up

1982 · 77 min · ★ 7.0 · Comedy, Adventure

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

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