Sailors working on the trawlers of the German shipowner Bredel go on a strike. A revolutionary trade union sends the sailor-communist of Hull in a fishing settlement, to heave up fishermen on a pathetic strike.
Is this for you? Look, if you aren't into 1930s Soviet cinema, you’re probably going to bounce off Vosstaniye rybakov (The Revolt of the Fishermen) within the first ten minutes. It’s slow, it’s angry, and it doesn't give a damn about your comfort. But if you appreciate filmmaking that actually feels like it was forged ...
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Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
Erwin Piscator
Robert N. Bradbury
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"Is this for you? Look, if you aren't into 1930s Soviet cinema, you’re probably going to bounce off Vosstaniye rybakov (The Revolt of the Fishermen) within the first ten minutes. It’s slow, it’s angry, and it doesn't give a damn about your comfort. But if you appreciate filmmaking that actually feels like it was forged in the mud—and I mean real, soul-crushing mud—you’ll find something here that stays with you. It’s not exactly the kind of thing you put on to unwind after a long day at the offic..."
Willy Döll, Georgiy Grebner, Anna Seghers
Soviet Union
