As the Japanese settled in Manchuria, the USSR made this patriotic adventure film using actors from the Ulan Bator state theater.A bumpkin sheperd wins the hand of the girl by heroically foiling a plot by the enemy to invade Mongolia.
Wait, what am I watching? If you’re looking for a breezy Saturday afternoon watch, maybe skip this. Unless, of course, you’re the type of person who gets a kick out of 1930s Soviet-era propaganda masquerading as a folk tale. It’s definitely not for everyone, but if you’re a sucker for old films that feel like they were...
Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
Ilya Trauberg
Robert N. Bradbury
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"Wait, what am I watching? If you’re looking for a breezy Saturday afternoon watch, maybe skip this. Unless, of course, you’re the type of person who gets a kick out of 1930s Soviet-era propaganda masquerading as a folk tale. It’s definitely not for everyone, but if you’re a sucker for old films that feel like they were stitched together by people who really, really wanted you to know about border security, you’ll find some weird gems here. The whole thing is essentially a rural romance that got..."
Ir-Kan
Zakhar Khatsrevin, Lev Slavin, Boris Lapin
Soviet Union
Drama
1920 · IMDb —
Robert N. Bradbury
