Without Family 1984 Directed by Vladimir Bortko Без Семьи

A story about an orphan boy, abandoned by his family. He was raised by his kind adopted mother, and was sold by his adopted father in hardship to a traveling man who eventually, became his teacher and a father-figure. With his teacher, he learned to play music and perform on the street with 3 intelligent dogs and a monkey. He traveled through the towns of France, and through life twist and turn, eventually, lead to the ultimate search for his real family.

Production Country Soviet Union
Language Russian
Spoken Language Russian
Gneres Drama , Family
Production Company Lenfilm
Release Date 6 June 1984
163 mins
Cast
Yelena Solovey Mrs. Milligan
Zinoviy Gerdt Espinassu
Sos Sargsyan Vitalis
Eugenija Pleskyte Mother Barberin
Ian Khviler Mattia
Yuri Gorobets Mr. Driscoll
Tamara Urzhumova Mrs. Driscoll
Valentin Bukin Master of inn
Leonid Dyachkov Gerome Barberin
Yury Eller James Milligan
Evgeny Filatov The Guest at a Rural Wedding
Valentina Panina Spectator at the Performance of Vitalis
Ernst Romanov Garafoli
Vladimir Tatosov Old things' sailer
Pavel Kornakov Part-bit (uncredited)