Zemlya
(Earth / Soil)
90 minutes,
Soviet Union (1930), U
Average user rating 
(3.3 / 6 votes)
(3.3 / 6 votes)
In the heart of the Ukrainian countryside, farmers fall out with the wealthy kulak classes over the coming of collectivisation. Soviet documentary from the 1930s by acclaimed director Aleksandr Dovzhenko
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Zemlya: Soviet government-approved cinema isn't everyone's cup of tea. However, watching Aleksandr Dovzhenko's Zemlya (aka Earth aka Soil), it's hard to believe that this beautiful, lyrical film was a product of the Politburo's powerful propaganda machine.
Described in some quarters as a 'film poem', Dovzhenko's picture certainly has more time for image than plot...
Read the Zemlya full reviewDescribed in some quarters as a 'film poem', Dovzhenko's picture certainly has more time for image than plot...
