Road to Life

Road to Life (1931)

Путёвка в жизнь

The first Russian talking picture which won a prize at the 1st Venice IFF. The action is set in 1923. The USSR is struggling with hunger and economic ruin. It is a story of homeless teenagers for whom a work commune is set up with the idea of uniting and reforming them.

Date of release
1931-06-01
TMDB
6.2 / 10 (23)
Runtime
1h 53m
Genres
Drama
Director
Nikolai Ekk

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Filmed in: Bolshevskaya Labor Commune, Korolyov

Road to Life is a 1931 Soviet crime drama film written and directed by Nikolai Ekk. The film won an award at the 1932 Venice International Film Festival, which went to Ekk for Most Convincing Director.

Production

The film was shot on the territory of the Bolshevskaya labor commune named after Genrikh Yagoda (established in February 1924). Several scenes were filmed on the territory of the Annunciation Monastery in Sarapul. The arrival of street children in the labor commune, as well as scenes of street rebellion, were all filmed in the village of Kolomenskoye. The Church of the Ascension in Kolomenskoye is also shown in the film.

This is the first appearance in film of actors Rina Zelyonaya and Georgiy Zhzhonov.

Old residents of the city of Dzerzhinsk (Lyuberetsky District) believe that the film tells the story of a labor commune located in the area of the Ugresha Monastery. They say that at Lyubertsy Dzerzhinsky on a single-track is a place where Zhigan killed Mustafa.

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