Once There Was a Girl 1944 Directed by Viktor Eisymont Жила-была девочка

Woven around the daily lives of two children, nine-year-old Nastenka and five-year-old Katia, this is a story of the 17 months' siege of Leningrad and of the people and families shattered by the war, their homes bombed and destroyed, their lives in a constant anticipation of the advancing German army and air raids.

Production Country Soviet Union
Language Russian
Spoken Language Russian
Gneres Drama , Family , War
Production Company Soyuzdetfilm
Release Date 18 December 1944
72 mins