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Paths of Enemies

1935 · 96 min

A slow-burning, earnest drama of suspicion and shifting loyalties in a rural village, asking whether trust can overcome class hatred.

Directed by
Olga Preobrazhenskaya, Ivan Pravov
Genres
Drama
Starring
Mikhail Narokov, Andrei Abrikosov, Boris Tenin
Overview
In a Kazakh village at the beginning of Soviet power, a wealthy kulak (landowner) voluntarily denounces his opposition to the new regime and hands over his large home to be a new school for the children of the villagers. But three people in the village have difficulty believing that their class enemy is now their friend.

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Directed by
Olga Preobrazhenskaya, Ivan Pravov
Genres
Drama
Starring
Mikhail Narokov, Andrei Abrikosov, Boris Tenin
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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • class
  • betrayal
  • power
  • education
  • morality
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour2
Realism8
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness5
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Olga Preobrazhenskaya, Ivan Pravov
Written by
Ivan Pravov
Starring
Mikhail Narokov, Andrei Abrikosov, Boris Tenin, Emma Tsesarskaya, Marina Ladynina, Nikolai Plotnikov, Khakim Davletbekov, Pyotr Repnin
Runtime
96 min
Country
Soviet Union

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