Bumbarash is a 1971 Soviet adventure film, a musical comedy in two episodes loosely based on some early works and the novel Bumbarash by Arkady Gaidar.

Plot

In the chaos of the Russian Civil War, soldier Semyon Bumbara returns home from an Austrian World War I prison camp, where he was captured during a reconnaissance mission on a balloon. When he arrives, he finds that his village has long believed him dead, and his love, Varya, has married Gavrila, the head of the local militia, which borders on banditry. Power in the region frequently shifts between Red Army forces, White forces, and Green partisans. Though Bumbara's friend Yashka suggests he join the Red Army, Bumbara insists he’s done with fighting. Chaos ensues when Yashka bombs Gavrila's home, and Varya helps Bumbara escape, giving him a coat that turns out to belong to a fallen Red Army commissar, which leads to Bumbara’s arrest by the Reds on suspicion of murder. He escapes, only to encounter a gang led by the ruthless Sofya, accompanied by Gavrila. As Bumbara flees, he discovers that the miller who gave him refuge is linked to the bandits and witnesses Yashka's tragic execution.