A chicken is not a bird. A woman is not a person. I will divide my short speech into two parts.
Part one. Plot. The chairman of the RaiCom appoints a semi-literate former farmwoman as chairman of the collective farm and observes with curiosity how she copes with overwhelming duties. And throughout the film, this new chairman, Alexandra Sokolova, proves not only that a woman is a person, but also a person who is intelligent, brave and decisive.
Part two. Actors. To be honest, I was surprised by the number of recognized stars in this film. Everyone is in their place!
Vera Maretskaya by Alexandra Sokolov. And a farmer who was beaten by her husband from the age of five began to work. And a strong leader, boldly rushing into battle with laziness, sloppiness, drunkenness. How different it can be! Broken to pieces, crumbled with tears as her husband left. Confident and broken at the wedding of the future agronomist. Wonderful!
Vasily Vanin as Efim Sokolov, the husband of Alexandra. The image of a small but loving farmer revealed with brilliance. A simple man, would like to drink and fist his wife, in case of disobedience. However, he was smart enough to reconsider his behavior and become the first assistant to his distinguished wife.
Vasily Mercury - Stashkov. He played the role of careerist and pest. A wonderful character! For the sake of their country and the welfare of the Party, the middle peasant is ready to dekulakize and push his henchman to shoot an honest man in the back.
And in this film you can see Nikolai Kryuchkov, Valentina Telegina, Konstantin Sorokyan and others. Kaleidoscope of wonderful actors!
And the directors of this film were Alexander Zarchi and Joseph Heifitz. You need to be real masters to be able to make an interesting ideological film. Which can also be called a melodrama without stretching.