My Motherland () is a 1933

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film directed by

Iosif Kheifits Iosif Yefimovich Kheifits (24 April 1995) was a Soviet film director, winner of two Stalin Prizes (1941, 1946), People's Artist of USSR (1964), Hero of Socialist Labor (1975). Member of the Communist Party of Soviet Union since 1945. Life a ...

and

Aleksandr Zarkhi Aleksandr Grigoryevich Zarkhi (; 18 February 1908 – 27 January 1997) was a Soviet and Russian film director and screenwriter. People's Artist of the USSR (1969). Hero of Socialist Labour (1978). His film ''Twenty Six Days from the Life of ...

. As a result of the Chinese attack on the Chinese-East Railway, the Russians take prisoner of a soldier named Van. Together with his officer, Van escapes from captivity, but a conflict grows between them.

Plot

A young Chinese laborer, Wang Boxiak (played by Khaidarov), returns to a squalid lodging house after work, where impoverished peasants share space with opium smokers, prostitutes, and livestock. A military patrol arrives and forcibly recruits Wang into the army of the ''Kuomintang''. Meanwhile, at a Soviet border outpost, Red Army soldiers Vasily (Melnikov) and "Baby" (Nazarenko) practice Chinese phrases about class solidarity with the peasants of Manchuria. That evening, Vasily takes his shift on guard duty but is captured by a semi-bandit group of Chinese soldiers allied with remnants of the defeated White Army officers. Among the soldiers is Wang, who witnesses the brutal interrogation of Vasily by Captain Alyabyev (Zhakov) during a raid on a peaceful village. The Chinese army initiates a direct invasion of Soviet territory, beginning with an attack on a border bridge. A small group of Red Army soldiers valiantly defends their position at the cost of their lives. A massive Soviet counteroffensive repels the invaders. Wang Boxiak, along with many other Chinese soldiers, is taken prisoner, where he observes the stark contrast in the humane treatment of captives by the Soviet forces. After dinner, Wang encounters an officer from his unit, who, feigning friendship and equality, persuades Wang to help him escape. However, once free, the officer reverts to his authoritarian ways, demanding obedience. In a confrontation, Wang kills the officer and returns to the Red Army camp. In a swift operation, Soviet forces secure several border villages and, following the signing of the ''Khabarovsk Protocol'', return triumphantly to their bases. Chinese peasants and laborers, including Wang Boxiak, bid them farewell as comrades.

Cast

* Bari Haydarov as Van * Gennadiy Michurin as Vas'ka *

Aleksandr Melnikov Alexander () is a male name of Greek origin. The most prominent bearer of the name is Alexander the Great, the king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia who created one of the largest empires in ancient history. Variants listed here are A ...

as Vasya *

Yanina Zheymo Yanina Boleslavovna Zhejmo (; ; 29 May 1909 – 29 December 1987) was a Soviet actress with Polish parents. She appeared in more than 30 films between 1925 and 1955. Partial filmography * ''Mishki versus Yudenich'' (1925, Short) - youngster * ...

as Olya * Yun Fa-shu as The Manchurian officer * Konstantin Nazarenko as Malyutka * Lyudmila Semyonova as Lyudmila *

Oleg Zhakov Oleg Petrovich Zhakov (; 1 April 1905 – 4 May 1988) was a Soviet and Russian film actor who was born in Sarapul, Vyatka Governorate. He performed in more than sixty films between 1927 up to 1988. People's Artist of the USSR (1969). Бол� ...

as AlyabyevМоя родина (1933) Full Cast & Crew
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References

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* 1933 films 1930s Russian-language films Soviet drama films Russian-language drama films 1933 drama films Soviet black-and-white films Films scored by Gavriil Popov 1930s Soviet films {{1930s-USSR-film-stub