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The Republic of ShKID poster
A
Excellent
MASTER SCORE 72.4 / 100
1966·Comedy / Drama / Family·1h 40m

THE REPUBLIC OF SHKID

The film is based on the eponymous book, written by two former street gangsters - Grigori Belykh and Leonid Panteleyev. Film is set in the 1920s St. Petersburg, Russia. Streets of the city are full of the homeless boys. They are caught to be raised and educated at the correction school named after Dostoevsky. The boys are street smart and difficult. But the faculty stands up to the challenge. The teaches are being devoted and caring, and gradually win the respect of the most difficult kids. The school director Vicknixor is a refined intellectual, who becomes a role model for the boys.

Above the Line
Gennadi Poloka·DirectorLeonid Panteleyev·ScreenplayLeonid Panteleyev·BookDmitriy Dolinin·Director of PhotographySergei Slonimsky·Original Music ComposerAleksandr Ivanovsky·Editor
Cast
Sergei Yursky·VicknixorYuliya Burygina·ElanlyumPavel Luspekayev·KostalmedAleksandr Melnikov·AlnikpopAnatoli Stolbov·PalvanGeorgy Kolosov·MeftakhutdynVera Titova·MartaVioletta Zhukhimovich·Tonya MarkoniLev Vajnshtejn·YankelViktor Perevalov·Goga
Full Crew
(22 credits)
Directing· 4
Gennadi Poloka·DirectorG. Tsorin·Assistant DirectorI. Ivanov·Second Assistant DirectorV. Zhuravlyova·First Assistant Director
Writing· 4
Leonid Panteleyev·ScreenplayLeonid Panteleyev·BookGrigori Belykh·BookMikhail Kuraev·Script Editor
Camera· 4
Dmitriy Dolinin·Director of PhotographyAleksandr Chechulin·Director of PhotographyN. Rodionov·Camera OperatorVladimir Solovyov·Assistant Camera
Editing· 1
Aleksandr Ivanovsky·Editor
Sound & Music· 3
Sergei Slonimsky·Original Music ComposerGalina Gavrilova·Sound DirectorLeo Korkhin·Conductor
Art & Design· 5
Nikolai Suvorov·Production DesignYevgeni Gukov·Production DesignYelena Amshinskaya·Costume DesignYevgeniya Boreyko·Makeup & HairB. Dyshlenko·Assistant Production Design
Production· 1
Iosif Shurukht·Producer
By the Numbers
72.4
OF 100
Master Score
7.8
OF 10
IMDb
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CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
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Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind The Republic of ShKID's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
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Mood
Serious, Nostalgic
Composition
Centered
Era
1920s
Visual Style
Illustrated

“A black and white illustration of a young boy with an eyepatch and a cap, wearing a dark, layered uniform, stands in the foreground, holding a pipe to his mouth”

Key Elements
PipeBalalaikaTableChairsHeart Shape
Atmosphere
Muted
Color Mood
Mixed
Setting
None Visible
Design Score
8/10
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