A Russian outpost in Eastern Siberia comes under threat of attack by the Japanese. Aerograd is a new town with a strategically located airfield of vital interest to the government. Work on the new outpost is complicated when tensions develop between workers and a religious sect. Relations between the two countries are further strained in the days before World War II, dating back to the Russo-Japanese War of 1905.
Alexander Dovzhenko
Director
Stepan Shahaida
Stepan Glushchak, old partisan
Sergey Stolyarov
Volodymyr Glushchak, pilot
Stepan Shkurat
Vasyl Khudiakov
G. Tsoi
Wang Lin, Stepan's friend
Nikon Tabunasov
aboriginal
Leonid Kan
Japanese saboteur
I. Kim
Japanese saboteur
Boris Dobronravov
Anikii Shavanov, old Believer
Yekaterina Melnikova
Stepan's wife
Yuliia Tsai
Volodymyr's wife
Vadim Gusev
old believer's son
Cord Jefferson's hilarious and thought-provoking film continues a long-standing cinematic tradition, expanding the conversation around the impact of systemic racism in today's media.
Despite its glaring flaws, First Girl I Loved is not entirely undeserving of a watch. For people who can handle the more difficult aspects of the story and graphic scenes, it is worth looking into. It’s not a film worthy of rewatch, but it may still resonate somewhat with those who need a story like this. It is a genuine, if flimsy attempt at a coming-of-age tale. Were the film to be directed by someone with experiences more similar to Anne, it would likely be more powerful--as it is, it feels like a man’s perspective of what it means to come to terms with your identity as a lesbian.
Adam Sandler goes hard as an NBA scout in this male-heavy sports-drama.
"Warrior" is a Bruce Lee written and inspired story that follows a diverse cast of Chinese American characters and does a terrific job of setting the story in 1878 San Francisco - all without pulling their punches with the systemic racism, discrimination, and struggle for power that old and young immigrants that crossed the country at that time had to go through.
American Fiction is a genuinely entertaining film with a few lessons.
It's sexy, regardless of what else is going on.