Matvey's Joy
1986, Russian. Directed by Irina Poplavskaya.
The action takes place at the end of the 19th century in the Russian North, near the White Sea. Orphan Matvey is still 12 years old. His abilities are noticed by the master shipbuilder Quake and takes to his artel. While studying carpentry, Matvey saves money, dreaming of being a pilot on his own ship...
- Runtime
- 1h 41m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Russian
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- Released
- 9 April 1986
- Original title
- Матвеева радость
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Written by
- Irina Poplavskaya, Vasiliy Solovyov
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Matvey's Joy runs 101 minutes (1h 41m).
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Who directed Matvey's Joy?
Matvey's Joy (1986) was directed by Irina Poplavskaya and stars Regimantas Adomaitis, Boris Galkin, Nikolay Trofimov.