Looking for a Person (Russian: Ищу человека, romanized: Ishchu cheloveka) is a 1973 Soviet drama film directed by Mikhail Bogin.
[1][2][3] The film is based on true stories about separation and meetings, about the search for loved ones, which continued many years after the Second World War.
[4][5] Set in the 1970s across Leningrad, Moscow, Klin, and Uzbekistan, the film follows people separated from loved ones during World War II who are now trying to reunite with them years later.
Having lost his entire family in 1942, Ivan, now retired, volunteers his time at the radio station, immersing himself in the hopes and struggles of others also seeking reconnection.
The film presents multiple search stories, some successful, some disappointing, often relying on nothing more than faint childhood memories as clues.