Songs of Heroes (Komsomol)

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  • Soviet Union Pěsň o gerojach (Komsomol) (more)
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Soviet Union, 1932, 50 min

Directed by:

Joris Ivens

Composer:

Hanns Eisler

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"This is Moscow speaking! We want metal!" Afanassjev, a young worker, and his comrades in the Komsomol youth organisation hear the call. In next to no time, they build the Magnitorgorsk Combine in the steppes from scratch. The combine then supplies the ore – the raw material for the turbo-industrialisation of the Soviet Union. (Berlinale)

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