Alexander Dovzhenko's "Ukraine Trilogy" (Zvenigora, Arsenal, and Earth),although underappreciated by some contemporary Soviet critics (who found some of its realism counter-revolutionary),is his most well-known work in the West.
Arsenal

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After a harrowing train crash, a weary soldier finds himself back in Kyiv, where he's thrust into the midst of violent conflicts between rival factions of nationalists and collectivists.

Earth

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In the serene countryside, a farmer named Vassily clashes with wealthy landowners over the introduction of collective agriculture.

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