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.
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Cast
12 people
Nina Li
Nastya Levina
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L. Nordt-Lundina
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Arseni Kuts
Andrey Levin, Nastya's brother
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A. Belov
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Pyotr Chardynin Director · Boris Shcharansky Screenplay Nikolay Yatko Screenplay
First release January 15, 1928 · Produced in Russia · Original title За монастырской стеной
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VUFKU
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Russia
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Original title
За монастырской стеной
Original language
Russian
Release dates
Russia · January 15, 1928
Theatrical · Kyiv
No release date listed for United States.
Russia
February 26, 1929 · Theatrical · Moskow
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