Set in the high North, this tale of a Russian teacher who begins to educate the children of the Chukchi tribe reinforces the director's firm belief in the power of education to overcome distrust and establish a shared civilizational foundation for all human beings.
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Daniil Sagal
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Vladimir Vladislavskiy
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Dariga Tnalina
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Irina Fedotova
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Lev Sverdlin
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Mikhail Troyanovsky
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Ioakim Maksimov-Koshkinskiy
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Sergey Van-Ten-Tau
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Mark Donskoy Director · Fedor Knorre Writer Tikhon Syomushkin Writer
First release December 26, 1941 · Produced in Russia · Original title Романтики
Production
Soyuzdetfilm
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Russia
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Original title
Романтики
Original language
Russian
Spoken on screen
Russian
Release dates
Russia · December 26, 1941
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No release date listed for United States.
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