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The Thaw (1931)

The Thaw poster
Original title
Ледолом
Directed by
Boris Barnet
Genre
drama film, silent film
Country
Soviet Union
Runtime
1h 05m
Rating
5.8 of 10 from 9 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A peasant family struggles with poverty and change in a rural Russian village. The story follows their daily hardships and personal conflicts as they adapt to the shifting social landscape of the early Soviet era.

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What happens

The Thaw (Russian: Ледолом) is a 1931 Soviet silent film directed by Boris Barnet. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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