Comrade Abram

Comrade Abram

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Status

Released

Release Date

Feb 23, 1919

Runtime

0h 20m

Genres

History, Drama

User Score

50%

Original Title

Товарищ Абрам

Production Companies

Yermoliev

Director

Aleksandr Razumnyj

Description

One of a series of short Bolshevik films, Comrade Abram focuses on Abram Hersh, a young Jewish pogrom survivor who became a factory worker and organizer in Moscow and eventually rose to leadership in the Red Army. This short film emphasizes Hersh's suffering and heroism as both worker and Jew, and promotes solidarity over anti-semitism.