The film was originally titled Zastava Ilyicha (Ilyich's Gate).
Valentin Popov (Sergei), Nikolai Gubenko, and Stanislav Lyubshin. Mne dvadtsat let(1965)
The film is noted for its meditative quality, philosophical dialogues, and a documentary-like focus on the real streets and sounds of Moscow. The film was originally titled Zastava Ilyicha (Ilyich's
Nikita Khrushchev famously attacked the film in 1963, particularly a scene where Sergei imagines a conversation with his father (who died in WWII). Khrushchev was outraged that the "father" could not provide the "son" with clear life instructions. Mne dvadtsat let(1965)