* AdaptationDisplacement: The film is known much more widely that the book it's based on. The reason for it is the AdaptationDistillation.
* AngstWhatAngst: Vika overcomes her BSOD after harassment extremely quickly - much faster than Romas overcomes his failure.
%%* CultClassic - with a small but vital following community.
* SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome: Vika coming out of the water - and holding multiple bullies at bay ''with just a look on her face''.
* ValuesResonance: Nowadays, the anti-bullying message is well received, but when the film first came out, most (Soviet) reviewers seriously argued that Romas siding with the bullies was a ''good'' behaviour, since "the collective is always right".
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