Movie Description

Барсуки

(1968)

Overview

Two village boys - brothers Semyon and Pavel - serve a Moscow merchant-shopkeeper. They face harsh exploitation and hard forced labor. The brothers' life paths diverge. Unable to withstand the merchant's bullying, Pavel goes to the factory, becomes a worker, and later a professional revolutionary. Semyon remains in service. In the post-revolutionary period, Semyon, having been to the front and returning to the village, joined the kulaks, brutally dealt with representatives of the Soviet government, becoming the head of a gang of “badgers” hiding in the forests. A Red Army detachment led by Pavel is sent to fight the bandits...

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Original TitleБарсуки

Status Released

Release Information

  • 1968-03-01

Original LanguageUnknown

Runtime 04h 24m

Production CompaniesMain editorial board of literary and dramatic programs Central Television USSR

Genres

  • Drama
  • History