Морока

Overview

It is a social drama that focuses on a peasant village dealing with the struggle of young Komsomol members against old ways of living. The story heavily features themes of combating religious superstitions, prejudices, and a parasitic, phony shaman who exploits uneducated workers with fake medical cures.

Directed by Yuri Tarich, Evgeniy Ivanov-Barkov

Top cast

Mstislav Kotelnikov

Fyodor Rubakin, Red army soldier

A

Aleksandr Zhukov

Yashka Bukhvalov

I

Ivan Kachalov

Yashka's father

Sofya Yakovleva

Grunya Klimova

Tatyana Barysheva

Peasant girl, Grunya's friend

V

Vasiliy Aristov

Yeryomka

N

Nadezhda Kovalyova

Lusha, Fyodor's wife

A

A. Otradin

Stepan Yelimov

K

Konstantin Efimov

Lyagaviy, street beggar

A

Aleksandr Andreyev

Kudimych, miller

A

A. Dneprova

Makarikha

S

S. Zlobin

Shurka, komsomol member

A

A. Gailesh

Priest

V

Vladimir Makarov

(uncredited)

Klavdiya Chebyshyova

(uncredited)

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