The Vyborg Side (1939)

Original title

Выборгская сторона

Directed by

Leonid Trauberg, Grigori Kozintsev

Genre

drama film, historical film

Country

Soviet Union

Runtime

2h 01m

Rating

4.9 of 10 from 11 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young factory worker named Maxim becomes involved in revolutionary activities in pre-revolutionary Russia. The film follows his personal growth as he participates in political events that lead to historical change.

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What happens

The Vyborg Side (Russian: Выборгская сторона, romanized: Vyborgskaya storona) is a 1939 Soviet drama film directed by Grigori Kozintsev and Leonid Trauberg, the final part of trilogy about the life of a young factory worker, Maxim. It was preceded by The Youth of Maxim (1935) and The Return of Maxim (1937). The film was also released in the United States under the title New Horizons. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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