Principal cast
Stepan Shkurat as Opanas, Semyon Svashenko as Vasyl, Yuliya Solntseva as Opanas's Daughter, Elena Maksimova as Natalia, Vasyl's bride, and Mykola Nademskyi as Grandfather Semyon
About the film
Earth at a glance.
Screen Path places this 1930 film at stop 242 in one curated journey through cinema. The learning experience adds context before you watch and deeper analysis after.
During the agrarian collectivization process in the Soviet Union, Vasyl, a peasant member of the youth division of the Communist Party, gets a tractor with the help of a local party organization and plows private boundaries on kulak fields. However, this enthusiasm will cost him dearly.
Key craft credits
Danylo Demutsky (director of photography), Oleksandr Dovzhenko (editor), and Vasyl Krychevskyi (production design)
- Director
- Oleksandr Dovzhenko
- Release
- 1930-04-08
- Runtime
- 79 minutes
- Genres
- Drama
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Quiz
- 20 questions
The Screen Path journey
Before. After. Remember.
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