15 Dec 2023
Ape Principal
A new principal comes to the underdeveloped village school that is affected by lazy teachers and drugs.
The Republic of ShKID
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.
Top Billed Cast
Сергей Юрский Vicknixor
Юлия Бурыгина Elanlyum
Павел Луспекаев Kostalmed
Александр Мельников Alnikpop
Анатолий Столбов Palvan
Георгий Колосов Meftakhutdyn
Вера Титова Marta
Виолетта Жухимович Tonya Markoni
Лев Вайнштейн Yankel
Виктор Перевалов Goga
Анатолий Подшивалов Tsygan
Юрий Рычков Kupa Kupych Genialniy
Александр Товстоногов Dzhaparidze (Dze)
Вячеслав Голубков Yaponets (Ionin)
Артур Исаев Panteleyev
Александр Кавалеров Kostya Fedotov
Владимир Максимов School Principal
Владимир Васильев School Principal
Михаил Васильев Yazykov
Людмила Волынская Amvon
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