Road to Life (1955)

★ 5.0/10 111 min Drama Soviet Union Russian

Directors: Aleksey Maslyukov , Mechislava Mayevskaya

Writers: Aleksey Maslyukov, Iosif Manevich
Novel: Anton Makarenko
Script Consultant: Galina Makarenko
Script Editor: Aleksandr Pereguda
Lyricist: Sergey Vasilyev

Streaming: Not available

Description

In 1920 Poltava, Ukraine, the first Soviet colony for street boys was created. This film tells the story of these rebellious kids and how the colony's director sought to rehabilitate them by allowing them to govern themselves.

Top Cast

Vladimir Yemelyanov Anton Semyonovich Makarenko

Georgiy Yumatov Sasha Zadorov

Yuriy Sarantsev Grisha Burun

Yulian Panich Semyen Karabanov

Rolan Bykov Stepan Perets

Pavel Kadochnikov Aleksei Maximovich "Maxim" Gorky

Yelena Litskanovich Yekaterina Grigoryevna

Misha Chernov Anton Semyenovich "Toska" Solovyev