
Set around the Volga river, the story begins around 1900, when Russian peasants are let free and allowed to own their farmlands. But soon they suffer from losses during the 1917 Russian Revolution and the following Civil War. Then, the major national catastrophe is started by Stalin: his communist government kills millions of farmers and steals all their food supplies, causing the longest and deadliest famine all over central Russia during the 1920s and 1930s.
The original title is "Хлеб - имя существительное" (RU).
The production budget was $60.0M.
The runtime is 588 minutes (9h 48m).
The film was directed by Grigori Nikulin.
The screenplay was written by Grigori Nikulin and Yuri Tyurin.
Cinematography was handled by Sergey Astakhov.
This title is listed on IMDb as tt0270784.
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Хлеб - имя существительное
Released
Pусский
Soviet Union
$60,000,000
