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The Self Seeker (1929)

The Self Seeker poster
Original title
Шкурник
Directed by
Mykola Shpykovskyi
Genre
silent film, satirical film
Country
Soviet Union
Runtime
1h 15m
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man travels through Soviet Ukraine trying to get ahead. The film follows his self-interested adventures on the road.

satiricallightheartedwhimsicalmildly absurdquietly humorousbriskobservational

What happens

The Self Seeker (Russian: Шкурник, romanized: Shkurnyk) is a 1929 Soviet Ukrainian comedy road film directed by Mykola Shpykovskyi. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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