Ivan's Childhood
"Ivan's Childhood" tells the story of orphaned boy Ivan, whose parents were killed by the invading German forces, and his experiences during World War II. "Ivan's Childhood" was one of several Soviet films of its period, such as "The Cranes Are Flying" and "Ballad of a Soldier", that looked at the human cost of war and did not glorify the war experience as did films produced before the Khrushchev Thaw. In a 1962 interview, Tarkovsky stated that in making the film he wanted to "convey all [his] hatred of war", and that he chose childhood "because it is what contrasts most with war."