Soldier Boy

Soldier Boy is a tale I initially felt was rather far fetched. A six year old child adopted by a battalion of Soviet soldiers, after the death of his family. In an active war zone! Well, not only is this a remarkable tale its also true. Some creative license has been taken with the facts but for the most part, this is a reasonably accurate depiction. The story's a compelling one. Its sad but more often than not, uplifting. Acting is some of the best I've seen and with the lead being so young, his performance can only be described as Oscar worthy. He's utterly convincing and for that matter endearing. At times too, his childish seriousness is amusing, You can't help but smile. I can fully appreciate why the soldiers enjoyed his company. In summary, this is a top shelf effort. One of the best films I've seen in a very long time and it comes highly recommended. Its also free to watch on Youtube.

WOW that was great movie. The film is great and there really are moments in the movie when it's sad,and you can crie and there are moments where that little sweet boy who's acting is really great can make you laugh. I belive Andrey Andreev will be realy famous and great actor. By the way, I don't write reviews about movies on IMDB, but this one really deserves a higher rating than 6,5 stars but I gave 10 stars because movie was really great. By the way, Russians make great war movies for small budget, unlike American films that invest millions.