
The best bell-ringer of the church Fedor Kuzmich Shtukov becomes the foreman of production at the shipyard. Communists and Komsomol members are trying to persuade Fedor to forget about the church, but in vain.
Aleksandr Chirkov
Soviet Union

Is it worth your Sunday afternoon? Honestly, only if you have a weird fascination with Soviet-era industrial drama. It’s not exactly a romp. You’ll probably hate it if you’re looking for subtlety, because this movie hits its themes with the force of a sledgehammer. But if you dig historical oddities where people stare ...


Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.

Georgi Vasilyev

Bruno Ziener
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"Is it worth your Sunday afternoon? Honestly, only if you have a weird fascination with Soviet-era industrial drama. It’s not exactly a romp. You’ll probably hate it if you’re looking for subtlety, because this movie hits its themes with the force of a sledgehammer. But if you dig historical oddities where people stare longingly at factory parts while looking conflicted about God, maybe give it a spin. It’s got that specific, dusty vibe. Fedor Kuzmich Shtukov is the guy at the center of this sto..."

