
Seagulls Never Fly Here
1978, Russian. Directed by Bulat Mansurov.
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 37m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Russian
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Bulat MansurovDirector
- Misha EgorovIlka Verstakov
- Pavel KadochnikovUncle Roman
- Pyotr KadochnikovIsusik
- Leontij Polohov"Frying Pan"
- Vyacheslav VoskresenskyTrifon Letyaga
- Ivan SavkinAzariy
- Andrey TorkhovDerikrup
- Anatoliy BystrovGavrila
- Yuriy NazarovVerstakov, Ilka's Father
- Lyubov PolekhinaIlka's Mother
- Arina AleynikovaIlka's Stepmother
- Elena MelnikovaFesha
Details
- Released
- 18 December 1978
- Original title
- Сюда не залетали чайки
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Written by
- Eduard Tropinin, Bulat Mansurov
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Seagulls Never Fly Here runs 97 minutes (1h 37m).
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Which OTT platform is Seagulls Never Fly Here on?
Seagulls Never Fly Here isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 18 December 1978. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
What movies are like Seagulls Never Fly Here?
If you liked Seagulls Never Fly Here, try The River, The Young One, Hounddog.
Who directed Seagulls Never Fly Here?
Seagulls Never Fly Here (1978) was directed by Bulat Mansurov and stars Misha Egorov, Pavel Kadochnikov, Pyotr Kadochnikov.