(Земля в плену)

Content: Jacob, a farmer, returns from the war to his wife Marie and begs the landlord baron for a plot of land to rent. The Baron grants the request, but only for a barren, rocky, useless acreage. The pair struggle to make do on this land, but then the Baron demands that Maria leave her husband to serve as wet nurse to his married daughter Anya's new baby, on threat of eviction. While nursing the daughter's baby, Maria receives unwelcome attentions from the daughter's husband, and a scandal erupts, ruining Maria in her husband's eyes. When she escapes from her employers and seeks to return home, the police give her the yellow passport signifying a prostitute, further degrading her. She approaches home, unsure of the reception that awaits her.

Countries:

Soviet Union

Genres:

Drama

Runtime:

80 minutes

Year:

1928

Directors:

Fyodor Otsep

Production companies:

Mezhrabpom-Rus

Actors:

Maria, young farmer's wife

Jacob

Katerina

Belsky

Anya, Belsky's daughter

Crews:

Director of Photography

Director

Writer

Production Design

Assistant Director