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1933 Soviet Union film

Outskirts
Poster
Directed by Boris Barnet
Written by Boris BarnetKonstantin Finn
Starring Aleksandr ChistyakovSergei KomarovYelena KuzminaNikolay BogolyubovNikolai KryuchkovHans KleringMikhail ZharovVladimir Uralsky
Cinematography Mikhail KirillovA. Spiridonov
Music by Sergei Vasilenko
Productioncompany Mezhrabpomfilm
Release date 25 March 1933 (1933-03-25) (Soviet Union)
Running time 98 minutes
Country Soviet Union
Languages RussianGerman

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Outskirts (Russian: Окра́ина, meaning "fringe" or "periphery"), also known in English as The Patriots or by the transliterated Russian title Okraina, is a 1933 Soviet film directed by Boris Barnet.[1][2][3]

In a small town in a remote part of the Russian Empire, factory workers struggle to organize against the owners. When World War I comes, they unite as soldiers of the Tsar on the Eastern Front. Local girl Anka forges a relationship with a German POW. The film criticises war profiteers, and encourages workers to reach out to one another across national lines. In 1917, the Tsar is forced to abdicate following the February Revolution.

  1. ^ Peter Rollberg (2009). Historical Dictionary of Russian and Soviet Cinema. US: Rowman & Littlefield. p. 507. ISBN 978-0-8108-6072-8.
  2. ^ Jay Leyda (1960). Kino: A History of the Russian and Soviet Film. George Allen & Unwin. p. 290.
  3. ^ "A Russian War Picture". The New York Times. 16 March 2023.