Road to Life (1931)
- Original title
- Путёвка в жизнь
- Directed by
- Nikolai Ekk
- Genre
- drama film, crime film
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Runtime
- 1h 46m
- Rating
- 6.1 of 10 from 22 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A group of homeless orphans in post-revolutionary Russia are taken to a reform colony where they learn skills and discipline. The film follows their struggles to adapt to a new way of life under the guidance of a caring educator.
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What happens
Road to Life (Russian: Путёвка в жизнь, romanized: Putyovka v zhizn) is a 1931 Soviet crime drama film written and directed by Nikolai Ekk. The film won an award at the 1932 Venice International Film Festival, which went to Ekk for Most Convincing Director. It was the first sound film in the Soviet Union, and the first to be win a Best Director award at any film festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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