Made by renowned theater and film director Kirill Serebrennikov, the film developed out of his successful stage production at the Moscow Gogol Center.
Mother - Vsevolod Pudovkin, 1926 Vsevolod Pudovkin,1926 One of the first Soviet propaganda films.
The entire country, including criminals, was glued to the screen as investigators Gleb Zheglov played by Vladimir Vysotsky and Vladimir Sharapov tracked down a criminal gang in the post-war Soviet Union.
The drama on screen was matched by the drama off it—director Kirill Serebrennikov finished work on the film while under house arrest on charges of embezzlement.
It is found by Maxim, who wants to return it.
The popular, now frontline song was performed for the first time in this film.