The Lower Depths (1952)

Original title

На дне

Directed by

Andrey Frolov

Genre

drama film

Country

Soviet Union

Runtime

2h 32m

Rating

9.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This is a Soviet film adaptation of Maxim Gorky's play about a group of poor people living in a run-down shelter. They argue, dream and struggle with their harsh lives.

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What happens

«На дні» (рос. «На дне») — радянський чорно-білий фільм-спектакль 1952 року, знятий на кіностудії «Мосфільм», драма за однойменною п'єсою Максима Горького. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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