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This film was the winner of the All-Union Film Festival prize, and was extremely popular in the Soviet Union. This was the last film made by writer/director/actor Vasili Shukshin, who was a leading exponent of the Russian traditionalist cultural movement which idealized the simplicity of rural, village life. It is based on his novel of the same name. Shukshin died in 1974, the year the film was released.
Egor Prokudin (Vasili Shukshin) is an orphan who grew up in a criminal gang. While he was free, he did not lose his innocent, joyful heart, but many years in prison have taken away his joy in living. The film opens on the occasion of his release from prison. Soon, he discovers love with a village peasant girl, Luba (Lidiya Fedoseeva-Shukshina), who restores his will to live and fills him with an enthusiasm for rural life. Their idyll is short-lived, as his former associates will not leave him alone.

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Language: Russian
Subtitles: English
Genre: Drama

Director: Vasiliy Shukshin
Cast: Lidiya Fedoseeva-Shukshina, Vasiliy Shukshin, Ivan Ryzhov, Aleksey Vanin, Lev Durov, Georgiy Burkov
Country: Soviet Union