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Behind the Monastery Wall

Jan 15, 1928 · 58m
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Drama

PLOT

The old nunnery owns the best lands. Nuns rent out the land to local rich men, and exploiting peasants they have a wealthy life. The peasants live in misery. Especially, the family of the peasant named Levin. He is forced to give away his last horse, his son Andrii is imprisoned, his daughter Nastia becomes a maid of a rich landlord. Trying to prevent the master’s harassment, Nastia escapes and gets to the nunnery. She can see the other life of the nuns who manufacture false relics, drink alcohol and kill children. Nastia ends up in the basement for resisting one of the “spiritual pastors.” Meanwhile, her brother Andrii escapes from prison. He stirs up a rebellion and saves his sister. The film is lost.

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CAST

Nina Li
Nastya Levina
Matvei Lyarov
Nedzelnitskiy
Mykola Kuchynskyi
Priest
A. Ostashevsky
Bishop Straton
Morshchikova
Mother hegumeness
L. Nordt-Lundina
Manefa
Anastasia Suvorina
Old nun
Arseni Kuts
Andrey Levin, Nastya's brother
Directed by Pyotr Chardynin

DETAILS

Status
Released
Original language
RU
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Production
VUFKU
Country
SU

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