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Behind the Monastery Wall (1928)

★ 0.0/10 58 min Drama Soviet Union Russian
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Description

The old nunnery owns the best lands. Nuns rent out the land to local rich men, and exploiting peasants they have a wealthy life. The peasants live in misery. Especially, the family of the peasant named Levin. He is forced to give away his last horse, his son Andrii is imprisoned, his daughter Nastia becomes a maid of a rich landlord. Trying to prevent the master’s harassment, Nastia escapes and gets to the nunnery. She can see the other life of the nuns who manufacture false relics, drink alcohol and kill children. Nastia ends up in the basement for resisting one of the “spiritual pastors.” Meanwhile, her brother Andrii escapes from prison. He stirs up a rebellion and saves his sister. The film is lost.

Top Cast

Nina Li
Nina Li Nastya Levina
Matvei Lyarov
Matvei Lyarov Nedzelnitskiy
Mykola Kuchynskyi
Mykola Kuchynskyi Priest
A. Ostashevsky Bishop Straton
Morshchikova Mother hegumeness
L. Nordt-Lundina Manefa
Anastasia Suvorina Old nun
Arseni Kuts Andrey Levin, Nastya's brother

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