Sergei Gurzo
Zhenia Omega (Женька Омега)
A comedy about Krushchev's 'Virgin Lands' project, to transform the barren and inhospitable spaces of the vast Soviet Union into fertile agricultural plains. A classically Socialist-Realist narrative of an individual's 're-education'. Zhenia, a hapless idler, arrives with a band of enthusiastic young Konsomol members to build a new town in the steppe. Although his dream, like that of all the young participants, is 'to become a tractor driver and a hero', he isn't prepared to work for the honour.
Release Date | 1956-08-25 |
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Runtime | 1h 15m |
Directors | Aleksandr Medvedkin, Sergei Gurzo, Viktor Maslennikov |
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Writer | Aleksandr Medvedkin |