The Laborious Life of Ivan Semenov

The Laborious Life of Ivan Semenov (2022) is a family comedy by Anton Bogdanov you can watch online on iFILM. The hero insists he's no troublemaker — just a creative soul.

After one prank too many, Ivan gets thrown out of an elite private gymnasium and dropped into an ordinary school on the edge of Perm. New classmates, new audience, bigger stage for his mischief. He makes friends fast and stirs up enough chaos to put the whole school on edge. The cast includes Roman Pogorelov, Maria Shukshina and Yuri Galtsev.

The character comes from a classic children's novel by Perm writer Lev Davydychev that several generations grew up on. Bogdanov reworks it into a warm, 6+ kids' film tuned to today's schoolyard. A solid pick for families with young children and anyone who remembers the book. Stream Ivan Semenov online on iFILM.