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The Black Hen, or Living Underground (1981) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1981 · 73 mins · Russian
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- Directed by
- Viktor Gres
- Starring
- Albert Filozov, Valentin Gaft, Aristarkh Livanov, Vladimir Kashpur, Nikolai Sektimenko, Lyudmyla Sosyura
When ten‑year‑old Alyosha is sent to a boarding school in St. Petersburg, he must adjust to life without his parents’ constant care. Lonely for home, he invents a magical underground realm populated by a king and subjects who mirror the people he encounters at school. Through this imagined kingdom Alyosha embarks on a series of enchanting adventures that blend reality with fairy‑tale wonder.
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