Movie

Road to Life

★ 6.2/10 · 23 votes 1931 1h 53m Released

Drama

The first Russian talking picture which won a prize at the 1st Venice IFF. The action is set in 1923. The USSR is struggling with hunger and economic ruin. It is a story of homeless teenagers for whom a work commune is set up with the idea of uniting and reforming them.

Cast

Nikolai Batalov Николай Иванович Сергеев, Yvan Kyrlya Мустафа «Ферт» Mikhail Zharov Фомка «Жиган» Vladimir Uralskiy Head of children allocatio Rina Zelyonaya девушка из «малины» Жигана Georgi Zhzhyonov (нет в титрах)