During World War II, earnest young Russian soldier Alyosha Skvortsov is rewarded with a short leave of absence for performing a heroic deed on the battlefield. Feeling homesick, he decides to visit his mother. Due to his kindhearted nature, however, Alyosha is repeatedly sidetracked by his efforts to help those he encounters, including a lovely girl named Shura. In his tour of a country devastated by war, he struggles to keep hope alive.
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Ballad of a Soldier was released in 1959 and has generally received very positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 92 reviews, giving Ballad of a Soldier (1959) an average rating of 85%.
Overall, cinema-goers and film critics broadly agree on the merits of the movie, with critics giving it an average score of 89% and users giving an average score of 86%.
With a score of 85%, Ballad of a Soldier is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1959, which stands at 59%.
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