简介：Ahugehitwhenitwasreleased,themovieissetin1953,whenafterthedeathofStalin,Beriapronouncedanamnestywhichputoutofworkcampsanenormousamountofinmates,causinganincreaseincriminality.　　Atasmallvillagebyalake,livetwopoliticalexilesspendingtherefewyearsaftercampsentenceas"enemyofthepeople".Theydon'tbenefitfromtheamnesty.Theolderoneworksandisintegratedinthesmallcommunity,theyounger,aformerWWIIofficersurvivesdoingnothingandiskeptontheside.Yetthedaughterofamutewomanenjoystohavesometalkwithhim.　　ThepoliceofficertellsthemainadministrativeclerckabouttherecentremovalofBeria,themassiveamnestiesandagroupofsixwantedmenwanderingneartheplaceafteramurder.　　Thebanditsareinfacthidinginabarn,andthenextdaytheyattackandtakecontrolofthevillagers.Notpresentsatthemoment,thetwopoliticalprisonerscanchoose:leavetheplace,buttheydecideinsteadtotakeactionagainstthebandits.Paradox:theso-called"enemiesofthepeople"areinfacttheoneswhorescuethepeople,fromtherealcriminals.　　Historically,themovieisfantastic,becauseproducedin1987,itwasthefirstmainstreamfeaturedealingdirectlywithacriticofpoliticalprisonersandexiles.Khrushchov'sdestalinizationendedthestalinianTerrorbutdidn'tallowalevelofartisticfreedomofexpressionmakingpossibleamovielikethisone.　　Historyofpoliticsaside,theactionandtensionaregood.Somehavelabelledita"russianwestern",asfewoutsidersfightabunchofnastyandviolentbadguysandsavethetown'sgoodpeople.　　ThefilminglocationisincentralKarelia,notfarfromPetrozavodsk,north-westernRussia.Averybeautifulnature.　　ValeriPriyomykhovreceivedastateprizeforhisportrayalofthemaincharacter.…