Harbin

1929, Harbin, Russian city in China. The Ukrainian Eybozhenko family works on the Russo-Chinese railway. They raise their sons: Boris, who dreams of becoming a steam locomotive driver, and Vovka, a gifted violinist. After a war between Russia and Japan, which ended in Harbin being occupied by the Japanese, Japan purchases the railroad from the U.S.S.R. in 1935. The Eybozhenko family has to go back to Russia. Stalin doesn't trust the former residents of Harbin, because they've seen another reality than the Soviet's ones. Boris' sent to a Gulag. At Stalin's death in 1953, Boris is freed and tries to start a new life with his brother, Vovka. But their past in Harbin keeps hunting them. Boris’ former love, Luda and his rival, Krahmalnikov reappear. Can time alleviate pain and revenge feelings? Can we really free ourselves from our past, and of the course of History?

Genre

Drama, Period Drama

Language

Russian

Year

2012

Duration

44 min

Format

HD