Bountiful Summer

Bountiful Summer

1951 · 87 min · ★ 4.3 · Music, Comedy

The war is over. The Red Army soldier Pyotr tries to find himself in a peaceful life. He takes the place of an accountant, and long-time friend Nazar, who has already grown to the post of the head of a collective farm, helps him in this. Together they achieve high performance indicators of their wards, skillfully solving controversial issues and emerging from confused situations.

Directed by Boris Barnet · Written by Evgeniy Pomeshchikov

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