Penal Servitude 1928
Early Soviet prison camp depiction set to the years of Revolution.
Early Soviet prison camp depiction set to the years of Revolution.
The movie takes place in one of the Russian provincial cities during the Civil War. A local priest, together with the ex-estate manager buries count's treasures and disguises it as his nephew's funeral. And when his nephew Nikeshka Vonmiglasov, a former Wrangelian, suddenly appears, he understands that he can profit on his magical "resurrection".
A short film made by Medvedkin, documenting the lack of hygiene in the Red Army.