Evgeniy GRYAZNOV
Евгений ГРЯЗНОВ
Evgueni GRIAZNOV
Vladimir YURENEV
Владимир ЮРЕНЕВ
Vladimir YOURENEV
USSR, 1936, 78mn 
Black and white, fiction
Schastlivaya smena
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Счастливая смена

 

 The Happy Shift

 Un remplacement heureux

 
Directed by : Evgeniy GRYAZNOV (Евгений ГРЯЗНОВ), Vladimir YURENEV (Владимир ЮРЕНЕВ)
Writing credits : Tatyana LUKASHEVICH (Татьяна ЛУКАШЕВИЧ), Vladimir YURENEV (Владимир ЮРЕНЕВ)
Production design : Vasili KOMARDENKOV (Василий КОМАРДЕНКОВ)
 

Plot synopsis
A group of Young Pioneers goes on vacation to Artek. Among them is Petya Karavayev, who became famous for preventing a train crash. At the train station, a street kid named Kolka starts a fight with him. After taking his documents, Kolka leaves Petya at the station and goes to Artek in his place. The Young Pioneers and their leader immediately see through the deception, but pretend they suspect nothing. Kolka is rehabilitated, and when Petya arrives, he honestly admits to the deception.
The film has been preserved without parts 7 and 8.
 

Selected in the following festivals or events :
- Childhood and Soviet cinema, (kinoglaz.fr), 2026

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