Valentin Efimov

While a Person is Alive (1965)

Black Gull (1962)

A young boy in Cuba finds himself in mortal peril as his fishing village gets infiltrated by malign forces. ...

The Fellows From the Kanonersky Island (1960)

Two friends, Valya and Slava, come up with an interesting game for the kids in their neighborhood—called "sea crew"—and an old abandoned shed serves as their "ship." But the game is just a game, and the kids want to participate in something real. Then ...