Earth

Earth

1930 · 79 min · UK · NR · 6.7 (160 votes)
Dir. Alexander Dovzhenko · Starring Stepan Shkurat, Semyon Svashenko, Yuliya Solntseva, Elena Maksimova, Mykola Nademskyi, Ivan Franko · Ukraine Trilogy
Drama

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.

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A stark, silent epic of rural collectivization. It feels like a powerful, albeit harsh, testament to the early Soviet dream, showcasing the struggle and sacrifice inherent in radical change.

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