First Trials
Overview
The young teacher Lobanovich, who has just graduated from the seminary, comes to the remote Polessky village of Telshino to teach the peasant children to read and write. In the heads of seminarians persistently hammered into the idea that the Tsar-father endlessly cares about the common people, and the people respond to him sincere filial gratitude. Arriving in the village, the teacher saw a different picture. The Poleshuk people are beaten down, driven, living in mud, darkness, tightly entangled in a network of prejudices and superstitions....
About First Trials (1960)
Released in 1960, First Trials is a drama film from Belarusfilm (Soviet Union). It was directed by Vladimir Korsh and written by Arkadiy Kuleshov. The cast is led by Eduard Izotov, Natalya Kustinskaya, Yuri Dedovich, Boris Vladomirsky and Nikolay Eryomenko. With a runtime of 2h 54m, the film averages 6.0/10 across 2 TMDB ratings.
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