Vasiliy Metlov

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.

Lost movie.

In 1919, during the post-revolution Russian Civil War, a naval detachment made up of communist Reds defends the strategic city of Petrograd from the White Russian counterrevolutionary forces

The movie is set in the early 30s in a fictional capitalist country. The economic crisis throws three friends - young female workers - out on the street. Their dreams of a prosperous life are shattered, and each begins her own difficult journey.