Cain and Artem

The 1890s. One of the cities on the Volga River. The young wife of a merchant falls in love with Artem, a “Volga bogatyr,” a man of enormous strength and violent temper. She dreams of leaving with him for the countryside. Her jealous husband bribes hooligans to kill Artem.

Director: Pavel Petrov-Bytov

Cast: Emil Gal, Nikolai Simonov, Yelena Yegorova, Georgiy Uvarov, Iona Biy-Brodskiy

Audience-only score — full critic data not yet in the ReelXO vault.