Underplayed Gems

The Lanfier Colony (1969)

The Lanfier Colony poster
Original title
Колония Ланфиер
Directed by
Jan Schmidt
Genre
drama film, adventure film, action film, romance film
Country
Czechoslovakia, Soviet Union
Runtime
1h 21m
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A man arrives at a remote colony where the social order is crumbling. He gets involved in a tense romance with a local woman, but the harsh environment and mounting conflicts threaten their survival.

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What happens

The Lanfier Colony (Czech: Kolonie Lanfieri, Russian: Колония Ланфиер) is a 1969 Czech-Soviet action, romantic, drama film directed by Jan Schmidt. It was entered into the 6th Moscow International Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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