Our verdict
Decent one-time watch
Mixed-to-positive reactions; enjoyable if the genre is your thing.
Based on the TMDB audience score from 5 ratings.
Movie review: Baby Boy
Baby Boy is a film from 2026. It is catalogued under Drama, War.
Story
In 2022, 18-year-old Dima, an ordinary guy from Donetsk, whose life revolved around rap and dreams of fame, is facing a severe test. The news that his mother ended up in besieged Mariupol and stopped contacting him forces him to leave music and join the assault squad as a volunteer to save her. In a war-torn city, he ends up in a Bug unit, which gives the recruit the call sign Kid. Experiencing all the horrors of a military conflict, an infantile teenager undergoes profound internal changes, rapidly turning into a mature and courageous warrior.
Audience reaction
TMDB records an audience rating of 6.4/10 based on 5 votes.
Production
Release date: February 26, 2026 · Runtime: 114 minutes · Original language: Russian
Cast
Gleb Kalyuzhny
Ivan Alexeev
Oleg Vasilkov
Sergey Umanov
Nikita Manets
Gavril Menkyarov
Daniil Nikitin
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