Happiness (comedy, directed by Alexander Medvedkin, 1934)

Description:

Philosophical tale "Happiness" in the folk tradition. The poor peasant Khmyr is looking for happiness all over the world. He finds a purse with money, buys a horse and reaps a large harvest, but the landowner and the priest take everything from him, and the police orders him to be flogged and sent to war. After the victory of the revolution, Khmyr became a collective farmer and once saved bread from plunderers. Honor and respect from the collective farmers make Khmyr understand that it was here that he found his happiness.