Kruchenkova Sad teen girl on floor with toy. Shot of the group waving hats and hands, giving 3 cheers. Kurganov Bright picture of happy and carefree teenage girl sitting on the. Shot panning across the whole camp posing for camera. Title: 'The Smiling Face - the most important thing in camp'. Brief shot of boys going for evening swim. Boys at table writing letters titles say 'Writing Home - To Mother' - boys writing w/ serious expressions then 'And the Bird!' (girlfriend) - boys look up from letters laughing. Next shots of various pairs of boys boxing w/ gloves while the others sit on ground in a circle around them. Old Boy on their honeymoon.) Shot of a bunch of boys in front of the canteen a small shed w/ open window beside it boys hold fill cups from a barrel and a guy minding the barrel kicks or pretends to kick each one out of the way as if to make them hurry up. CU young couple at table laughing (Title preceding shot says Mr. Back at the long outdoor tables various shots of campers & a visiting team of Old Boy cricketers having tea. Swim race: teams dive from wall swim across the drink & back then partners help each other to climb back up the wall.

Looks like some kind of sadistic game with the boys curled up in foetal position being tossed incredibly high! One poor boys is 'tossed in the blanket' to 'help the pudding down'. Boys hang over river bank to wash dishes in the water. Puds being chopped up and tent captains queuing for their quota. Boys carry puddings to table (looks like suet sausages). CU man blowing small horn to announce dinner. Swim race: boys dive in pan on swimmers all the way to finish line. Midday swimming: boys dive off diving board then from wall. 2 boy cooks put puddings in pot over fire. Tent inspection: boys finish tidying tent they exit as inspectors enter. Next boys (now clothed) eat breakfast at long table. L/S of food being prepared at cooking tent. (Probably meant to be funny at the time, it looks pretty disturbing viewed in 2002.) Leaders wake up the rest of the camp boys emerge from tents come running dive jump or climb into the water start swimming. Men pick up briefly-clad / naked boys - swing them by their hands & feet toss them into the river.

Opens w/ morning ritual: camp leaders in pyjamas stride past row of wigwam tents burst into the tents wake boys drag them out on their blankets. Boys' Camp - Cuckoo Weir, exact location of events unknown.

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