Outskirts_(1933_film)

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Outskirts (film)

1933 film

This article is about the 1933 Soviet film. For other films, see Outskirts.

Outskirts (Russian: Окра́ина, meaning "fringe" or "periphery"), also known in English as The Patriots or by the transliterated Russian title Okraina, is a 1933 Soviet film directed by Boris Barnet.[1][2][3]

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Plot summary

In a small town in a remote part of the Russian Empire, factory workers struggle to organize against the owners. When World War I comes, they unite as soldiers of the Tsar on the Eastern Front. Local girl Anka forges a relationship with a German POW. The film criticises war profiteers, and encourages workers to reach out to one another across national lines. In 1917, the Tsar is forced to abdicate following the February Revolution.

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References

  1. [1]
    Peter Rollberg (2009). Historical Dictionary of Russian and Soviet Cinema. US: Rowman & Littlefield. p. 507. ISBN 978-0-8108-6072-8.
  2. [2]
    Jay Leyda (1960). Kino: A History of the Russian and Soviet Film. George Allen & Unwin. p. 290.
  3. [3]
    "A Russian War Picture". The New York Times. 16 March 2023.
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