Behind the Monastery Wall
The old nunnery owns the best lands. Nuns rent out the land to local rich men, and exploiting peasants they have a wealthy life. The peasants live in misery. Especially, the family of the peasant named Levin. He is forced to give away his last horse, his son Andrii is imprisoned, his daughter Nastia becomes a maid of a rich landlord. Trying to prevent the master’s harassment, Nastia escapes and gets to the nunnery. She can see the other life of the nuns who manufacture false relics, drink alcohol and kill children. Nastia ends up in the basement for resisting one of the “spiritual pastors.” Meanwhile, her brother Andrii escapes from prison. He stirs up a rebellion and saves his sister. The film is lost.
Year: 1928
Genre: Drama
Studio: VUFKU
Director: Pyotr Chardynin
Cast: Nina Li, Matvei Lyarov, Mykola Kuchynskyi, A. Ostashevsky, Morshchikova, L. Nordt-Lundina
Crew: Pyotr Chardynin (Director), Boris Shcharansky (Screenplay), Nikolay Yatko (Screenplay), A. Usatyuk (Screenplay), Grigori Drobin (Director of Photography), Heinrich Beisenherz (Production Design)
Runtime: 58 minutes
Release: Jan 15, 1928
IMDb: 0.00/10 by 0 users
Popularity: 6
Country: Soviet Union
Language:
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
Keyword : lost film
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