In 19th century, the Russian government tries to resettle a Chechen village to Turkey, but the villagers are not keen on being evicted from their homeland..
You should definitely watch this today if you want to see what real visual energy looks like. History buffs will love it, but if you can't stand silent films where people communicate via intense staring contests, you might want to skip this one. It is about a Chechen village getting evicted by the Russian Empire in th...
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Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
Nikoloz Shengelaia
Wilfred Lucas
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"You should definitely watch this today if you want to see what real visual energy looks like. History buffs will love it, but if you can't stand silent films where people communicate via intense staring contests, you might want to skip this one. It is about a Chechen village getting evicted by the Russian Empire in the 1800s. The whole thing feels dangerously alive even though it is almost a century old. The first thing that hit me was the dirt. Everything looks dusty and real, like you can sm..."
Aleksandre Imedashvili
Aleksandre Kazbegi, Sergey Tretyakov, Nikoloz Shengelaia
Soviet Union
1920 · IMDb —
Wilfred Lucas
