Ivan 1932

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Ivan (Ukrainian: Iвaн, Russian: Иван) is a 1932 Soviet drama film directed by Oleksandr Dovzhenko. After the critical lambasting of his film Earth by the Soviet authorities, Dovzhenko returned with a more popular iteration of its main motifs. Much like Earth, Ivan concerns itself with the natural rhythms of country life, disrupted by the beat of looming industrialisation.

Ivan (Pyotr Masokha) is a young worker from rural Russia. He and his father are good farmers, but the Motherland has a bigger task for them to aid in: the building of the huge Dnieper River Dam. There, he meets two other boys named Ivan, who represent his potential fate: One is a studious, diligent pupil; the other's recklessness leads him to die in a construction accident. Rural Ivan, who is arrogant, impulsive and undisciplined, must learn to sacrifice his ego to benefit the greater good.

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