The Republic of ShKID

6.71966FamilyComedyDrama

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.

Original titleРеспублика ШКИД

Release1966-12-29

Runtime103 min

StatusReleased

CountriesSoviet Union

Original languageRU

SpokenRussian

DirectorGennadi Poloka

WritersLeonid Panteleyev, Grigori Belykh, Mikhail Kurayev

ProductionLenfilm

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