Scarecrow
Seen it?1983 | 127 min | Family, Drama
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With almost no lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for families. If you loved Wonder or The Secret Life of Bees, start here.
- The mood
- Feel-good.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 2 hr 7 min.
- What might put you off
- No age rating on record, so check it first for young kids.
- It's in Russian, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
A twelve years old girl Lena who has come to live with her grandfather in a small Russian town is being bullied by her classmates. She took the rap of being a class traitor because she was in love with the boy who had betrayed his classmates when they were bunking off and going to cinema instead of a literature lesson. The class is penalized for that, not being allowed to go to Moscow for fall holidays with the rest of the school. Lena is being ostracized, "boycotted" however not telling the truth, waiting that the boy himself would confess to be guilty.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerSolid
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 5K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Rolan Bykov
- Kristina OrbakayteLena Bessoltseva
- Yuriy NikulinNikolay Bessoltsev - Lena's grandfather
- Yelena SanayevaMargarita Ivanovna
- Mitya YegorovDima Somov
- Kseniya FilippovaMironova
- Anna TolmachyovaShmakova
- Marina MartanovaMarina - Motya
- Konstantin ChekhovskyValka
- Pavel SanaevVasilev
- Svetlana KryuchkovaAunt Klava