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6.6 1h 43m

The Republic of ShKID

The film is based on the eponymous book, written by two former street gangsters - Grigori Belykh and Leonid Panteleyev. Film is set in the 1920s St. Petersburg, Russia. Streets of the city are full of the homeless boys. They are caught to be raised and educated at the correction school named after Dostoevsky. The boys are street smart and difficult. But the faculty stands up to the challenge. The teaches are being devoted and caring, and gradually win the respect of the most difficult kids. The school director Vicknixor is a refined intellectual, who becomes a role model for the boys.

Top Cast

  • Sergei Yursky

    Sergei Yursky

    Vicknixor

  • Yuliya Burygina

    Yuliya Burygina

    Elanlyum

  • Pavel Luspekayev

    Pavel Luspekayev

    Kostalmed

  • Aleksandr Melnikov

    Aleksandr Melnikov

    Alnikpop

  • Anatoli Stolbov

    Anatoli Stolbov

    Palvan

  • Georgy Kolosov

    Georgy Kolosov

    Meftakhutdyn

  • Vera Titova

    Vera Titova

    Marta

  • Violetta Zhukhimovich

    Violetta Zhukhimovich

    Tonya Markoni

  • Lev Vajnshtejn

    Lev Vajnshtejn

    Yankel

Overview

The film is based on the eponymous book, written by two former street gangsters - Grigori Belykh and Leonid Panteleyev. Film is set in the 1920s St. Petersburg, Russia. Streets of the city are full of the homeless boys. They are caught to be raised and educated at the correction school named after Dostoevsky. The boys are street smart and difficult. But the faculty stands up to the challenge. The teaches are being devoted and caring, and gradually win the respect of the most difficult kids. The school director Vicknixor is a refined intellectual, who becomes a role model for the boys.

Rating

6.6 / 10
38 Reviews
1 Popular

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