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I first saw this movie when I was a child, but I had not watched it from beginning to the end until I was a grown-up. But, does not matter how old I was, I still did not like the movie.

There is no plot, all the scenes are based on different dance numbers and songs that lead to nowhere except into comical and a bit cringe-worthy situations: for example, the children are practicing their dances for days and days, then get up in the middle of the night to party... and start dancing the same dances again! In addition, the children perform their show in the same village to the same people who have already seen it, but who behave like it is the first time. It is also highly doubtful that people who have been picking the potatoes from a kolkhoz field all day long have the strength to perform another dance on the same field while it is heavily raining.

There is an attempt to add drama, but it leads to nowhere and it adds nothing to the plot: nobody is heart-broken neither is anybody deeply happy and it is not even connected to the main characters.

The acting is poor, not only the children's but also the adult's. It all seems very stiff and forced. So, if you have nothing to do for an hour, go for a little walk, take a nap or play solitaire, but do not waste the time watching this movie.