On one of his trips through the nature reserve, the ranger Michailytsch found a young lynx whose mother was killed by a bear. He takes it with him to his log cabin and calls it Kunak, which means friend. The young lynx gets used to the human environment. He grows up to become a stately lynx. When he attacks a rooster one day, he is sent away. On his wanderings through the Siberian forest, he is caught in a poacher’s trap. Only after a long search does Michailytsch find Kunak and frees him. But the lynx came to the attention of thieves who catch it and sell it to a circus in the city…
Stars: Georgi Rybakov, Feliks Sergeyev, Evgeniy Zosimov, Dmitriy Orlovskiy, Arkadi Tolbuzin, Boris Sichkin
Crew: Anatoliy Kaznin (Director of Photography), Vitalii Bianki (Novel), Merab Partskhaladze (Music), Leonid Belokurov (Screenplay), Agasi Babayan (Director)
Country: Soviet Union
Language: Pусский
Studio: Tsentrnauchfilm
Runtime: 73 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Apr 05, 1972
IMDb: 4.7
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