The Earth

Zemlya, feature film, 1930

DIRECTED BY: Aleksandr Dovženko

The Earth

CAST:
Stepan Škurat (Opanas),
Semjon Svašenko (Vasilij 'Basil' Opanas),
Julija Solnceva (Vasilijeva sestra),
Jelena Maksimova (Natalija,
Vasilijeva zaručnica),
Nikolaj Nademskij (Semjon 'Simon' Opanas)

SCRIPT:
Aleksandar Dovženko

PHOTOGRAPHY:
Danjil Demutskij

Synopsis:
Dovzhenko’s last silent film portrays the problem of the agrarian reform and collectivization through a story about a rebel leader who gets killed by a ruthless landowner. This most famous film from Dovzhenko’s Ukrainian trilogy with its outstanding photography pays respect to Ukrainian nature and life of peasants.

b/w, silent, 75 min