Not a Word about Football
1973 · 72 min · ★ 7.0 · Family
Thirteen year old Slavik has always wanted to play football, but in order to play on the children's team he lies and pretends to be 12 years old. When they win, his life could not be better. But when his little sister finds out what he's done and threatens to send a letter to the losing team, his deception is revealed.
Directed by Isaak Magiton · Written by Anatoli Grebnev
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- T Tanya Gorodnicheva Tomka
- V Vitya Kharitonov Slava
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Aleksandr Demyanenko Nadya's & Slava's father -
Vladimir Grammatikov Kim Petrovich, football trainer -
Tatyana Gavrilova -
Ira Volkova Nadya
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