Behind the Monastery Wall (1928)
58m
Running Time
January 15, 1928Release Date

Behind the Monastery Wall (1928)
58m
Running Time
January 15, 1928Release Date
Network & Production Companies

Plot.
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.
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Cast & Crew.

Nina Li

Matviy Lyarov

Mykola Kuchynskyi

A. Ostashevsky

L. Nordt-Lundina

Borys Bezhin

Pyotr Chardynin
Director

Boris Shcharansky
Screenplay

A. Usatyuk
Screenplay

Nikolay Yatko
Screenplay

Grigori Drobin
Director of Photography
Details.
Release DateJanuary 15, 1928
Original NameЗа монастырской стеной
StatusReleased
Running Time58m
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
lost film