Principal cast
Stepan Shkurat, Semyon Svashenko, Yuliya Solntseva, Elena Maksimova and Mykola Nademskyi
About the film
Earth at a glance.
Screen Path places this 1930 film at stop 309 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), Alexander Dovzhenko (editor) and Vasyl Krychevskyi (production design)
- Director
- Alexander Dovzhenko
- Release
- 1930-04-08
- Runtime
- 79 minutes
- Genres
- Drama
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Quiz
- 20 questions
The Screen Path journey
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Before you watch
Start with a spoiler-free video guide to the context and filmmaking choices worth noticing.
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After the film
Return after watching for a deeper video analysis of craft, meaning, and legacy.
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Quiz yourself
Answer 20 questions with clear rationales designed to make the ideas stick.
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Full cast
- Stepan ShkuratCharacter: Opanas
- Semyon SvashenkoCharacter: Vasyl
- Yuliya SolntsevaCharacter: Opanas's Daughter
- Elena MaksimovaCharacter: Natalia, Vasyl's bride
- Mykola NademskyiCharacter: Grandfather Semyon
- Ivan FrankoCharacter: Kulak Bilokin
- Petro MasokhaCharacter: Khoma Bilokin
- Vladimir MikhaylovCharacter: Priest
- Pavlo PetrykCharacter: Communist Party Cell Leader
- Pavel UmanetsCharacter: Village Council Chairman
- Ye. BondinaCharacter: Peasant Girl
- Luka LiashenkoCharacter: Young Kulak
Full crew
Full crew
- Alexander DovzhenkoCredits: Director, Writer, Editor
- Danylo DemutskyCredits: Director of Photography
- Lazar BodikCredits: Assistant Director
- Yuliya SolntsevaCredits: Assistant Director
- Lev RevutskyiCredits: Music
- Vasyl KrychevskyiCredits: Production Design
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