Okraina

ThefilmstartsasparodyofaSoviet-erasocialistrealistfilm-makingofthe1930s(Thetitleistakenfromtheclassic1933filmbytheSovietfilmmakerBorisBarnet,inwhichthebeginningofthefarmcollectivizationeraisdepicted.)<br/>　　PeacefullifeoffarmersofremoteUralianvillageisinterruptedwhentheirformercollectivefarmissold.Thetoughestonesuniteandtrackdowntheoffendersonebyone.Theirquestfortruthandjusticeisveryviolent,althoughalmostalltheviolenceoccursoffscreen,andoftenweareunsureofthevictimsfate.ThemoviewasshotinBlackandwhiteandthemusicisoldSovietmoviemusic,soitishardtodeterminewhentheeventsarehappening–aroundtheWWIIormaybeeventoday.HenceitcouldbeinterpretedasattackonmoderncapitalisminRussia.