Seagulls Never Fly Here
6.5
Siberia, 1930s. Ten-year-old Ilka runs away from home to escape his stepmother and joins a team of loggers rafting wood along the Mana River. Here, the young hero learns the dangerous trade and finds friends.
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Misha Egorov
Ilka Verstakov
Pavel Kadochnikov
Uncle Roman
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Pyotr Kadochnikov
Isusik
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Leontij Polohov
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Territory
Три дня праздника
Vyacheslav Voskresensky
Trifon Letyaga
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Finest, the Brave Falcon
Patriotic Comedy
Ivan Savkin
Azariy
Known for
Ivan's Childhood
Andrey Torkhov
Derikrup
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Never Guessed and Didn't Expect
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Anatoliy Bystrov
Gavrila
Also in
Neptune's Feast
The In-Laws
Yuriy Nazarov
Verstakov, Ilka's Father
Known for
Andrei Rublev
Mirror
Lyubov Polekhina
Ilka's Mother
Also in
Daughters-Mothers
Demidovy
Arina Aleynikova
Ilka's Stepmother
Known for
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Walking the Streets of Moscow
Elena Melnikova
Fesha
Also in
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Bulat Mansurov Director · Eduard Tropinin Writer Viktor Astafyev Author
First release December 18, 1978 · Produced in Russia · Original title Сюда не залетали чайки
Production
Mosfilm
Production
Russia
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Languages
Original title
Сюда не залетали чайки
Original language
Russian
Spoken on screen
Russian
Release dates
Russia · December 18, 1978
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No release date listed for United States.
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