The Life and Extraordinary Adventures of Private Ivan Chonkin

Year: 1994

Runtime: 106 mins

Language: Russian

Director: Jiří Menzel

DramaComedy

Set in a tiny Ukrainian village at the start of the 1941 war with Germany, the dim‑witted Private Ivan Chonkin is assigned to guard a downed aircraft. Abandoned by his superiors, he seizes the chance to court the village postmistress, Njura, until the local militia finally catch wind of his antics.

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