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Ahugehitwhenitwasreleased,themovieissetin1953,whenafterthedeathofStalin,Beriapronouncedanamnestywhichputoutofworkcampsanenormousamountofinmates,causinganincreaseincriminality.<br/> Atasmallvillagebyalake,livetwopoliticalexilesspendingtherefewyearsaftercampsentenceas"enemyofthepeople".Theydon'tbenefitfromtheamnesty.Theolderoneworksandisintegratedinthesmallcommunity,theyounger,aformerWWIIofficersurvivesdoingnothingandiskeptontheside.Yetthedaughterofamutewomanenjoystohavesometalkwithhim.<br/> ThepoliceofficertellsthemainadministrativeclerckabouttherecentremovalofBeria,themassiveamnestiesandagroupofsixwantedmenwanderingneartheplaceafteramurder.<br/> Thebanditsareinfacthidinginabarn,andthenextdaytheyattackandtakecontrolofthevillagers.Notpresentsatthemoment,thetwopoliticalprisonerscanchoose:leavetheplace,buttheydecideinsteadtotakeactionagainstthebandits.Paradox:theso-called"enemiesofthepeople"areinfacttheoneswhorescuethepeople,fromtherealcriminals.<br/> Historically,themovieisfantastic,becauseproducedin1987,itwasthefirstmainstreamfeaturedealingdirectlywithacriticofpoliticalprisonersandexiles.Khrushchov'sdestalinizationendedthestalinianTerrorbutdidn'tallowalevelofartisticfreedomofexpressionmakingpossibleamovielikethisone.<br/> Historyofpoliticsaside,theactionandtensionaregood.Somehavelabelledita"russianwestern",asfewoutsidersfightabunchofnastyandviolentbadguysandsavethetown'sgoodpeople.<br/> ThefilminglocationisincentralKarelia,notfarfromPetrozavodsk,north-westernRussia.Averybeautifulnature.<br/> ValeriPriyomykhovreceivedastateprizeforhisportrayalofthemaincharacter.
