The Outskirts

The Outskirts

1998 · 95 min · ★ 6.4 · Drama, Comedy

The hero is an ordinary farmer, Philip Safronov, whose peaceful life is aggressively interrupted when his land is appropriated by a mysterious group to exploit its oil resources.

Directed by Pyotr Lutsik · Written by Pyotr Lutsik

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