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Seekers of Happiness
Seekers of Happiness

Seekers of Happiness

Genres

Drama

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During the 1920s, many impoverished Jews searching for a better life made their way to Birobidzhan, the Soviet Jewish Autonomous Region on the Chinese border. This melodrama tells the story of a Jewish family's immigration to Birobidzhan and their experiences as settlers on a collective farm in the area.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Russian

Runtime

84 mins

Rating

5.7/10

Release Date

25 September 1936

Country

Soviet Union

Cast

Venyamin Zuskin

Venyamin Zuskin

Pinya Kopman

Mariya Blyumental-Tamarina

Mariya Blyumental-Tamarina

Dvoina

L.A. Shmidt

L.A. Shmidt

Rosa

Nikolai Valyano

Nikolai Valyano

Lyova

Sergei Yarov

Sergei Yarov

Kornei

Iona Biy-Brodskiy

Iona Biy-Brodskiy

Shlyoma Petrovich

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