First Trials

Первые испытания

The young teacher Lobanovich, who has just graduated from the seminary, comes to the remote Polessky village of Telshino to teach the peasant children to read and write. In the heads of seminarians persistently hammered into the idea that the Tsar-father endlessly cares about the common people, and the people respond to him sincere filial gratitude. Arriving in the village, the teacher saw a different picture. The Poleshuk people are beaten down, driven, living in mud, darkness, tightly entangled in a network of prejudices and superstitions....

Director

Vladimir Korsh

Screenplay

Arkadiy Kuleshov

Novela

Yakub Kolas

Screenplay

Maksim Luzhanin

Status

Released

Release date

28/07/1960

Original language

Russian