Ivan's Childhood (Blu-ray)

Andrei Tarkovsky directs this Soviet drama based on the short story 'Ivan' by Vladimir Bogomolov. During the Second World War, 12-year-old Ivan (Nikolai Burlyaev) is orphaned after his family are killed by the Nazis. He later joins a partisan group who use his diminutive stature and agility to gather intelligence.

Worried about his safety, his commanders take Ivan away from the front line but the boy, hell-bent on getting revenge for his parents' murder, insists on being given more dangerous assignments, with tragic consequences.

Region B Blu-ray (Australian compatible)

Special Features

• 36 page booklet
• Selected scene commentary with Film Psychoanalyst Mary Wild.
• Interview with actor Evgeniy Zharikov
• Interview with Director of Photograohy Vadim Usov
• Interview with Composer Vyaaheslav Ovchinnikov