I Don't Want to Be a Grown-Up
1982, Russian. Directed by Yuri Chulyukin.
The parents of six-year-old Pavlik want to make an erudite out of their beloved son. They constantly force the boy to read a lot, study and achieve success. Mom and dad so want their son to be the first in everything. One day Pavlik comes to visit his grandmother in the village. Grandmother allows her grandson to go out alone for a walk. The walk turns into a fun journey for the young hero to Moscow...
- Runtime
- 1h 17m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Russian
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Yuri ChulyukinDirector
- Kirill Golovko-SerskyPavlik
- Natalya VarleyKatya
- Evgeniy SteblovDima
- Elena ValyushkinaSveta
- Vladimir ZaytsevAndrey Nikitin
- Lyudmila ChulyukinaGalya
- Vladimir DudinYur Yurich
- Yanina LisovskayaMarina
- Pavel VinnikVaslily Sergeyevich
- Yuriy NikulinKloun
- Evgeniy EvstigneevYevgeniy Aleksandrovich
- Igor YasulovichRezisser televideniya
Details
- Released
- 30 April 1982
- Original title
- Не хочу быть взрослым
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Written by
- Georgi Kushnirenko, Yuri Chulyukin
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How long is I Don't Want to Be a Grown-Up?
I Don't Want to Be a Grown-Up runs 77 minutes (1h 17m).
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Which OTT platform is I Don't Want to Be a Grown-Up on?
I Don't Want to Be a Grown-Up isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 30 April 1982. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
What movies are like I Don't Want to Be a Grown-Up?
If you liked I Don't Want to Be a Grown-Up, try Unbelievable Adventures of Italians in Russia, Shorts, The Willoughbys.
Who directed I Don't Want to Be a Grown-Up?
I Don't Want to Be a Grown-Up (1982) was directed by Yuri Chulyukin and stars Kirill Golovko-Sersky, Natalya Varley, Evgeniy Steblov.