Blown Up Days (1930): cast, story & where to watch
1930 · Film
Released in 1930, Blown Up Days is a comedy film directed by Aleksandr Solovyov, running about 61 minutes.
What it’s about. The year 1929. A “shock worker” from a tractor plant visits a film studio premises and is furious to see fake stage designs for a kitsch production about a Soviet life. He refuses to help the crew with his tractor, but is happy to ask one of the cameramen to go with him to visit an actual Soviet village. There they witness the birth of the kolkhoz and the dekulakization of wealthy villagers. Then they are transported to the future, to the year 1932, when the first five-year plan is done and the commune-sovkhoz is established. Movies can move faster than time, but the pace of change in Soviet society is even faster than that. In the movie, the entrance gate of the Odesa film factory, where all of the indoors scenes were shot, can be seen. The outdoors scenes were filmed all over Eastern Ukraine and Southern Russia (Kuban): at Kharkiv factories, in Ukrainian villages and in the 240 ha-sovkhoz “Gigant” in Rostov region, the latter representing the future after the five-year plan.
Who’s in it. Blown Up Days stars Ivan Sizov, P. Kostenko, Oleksii Kharlamov and G. Rostov, among others.
Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Blown Up Days page.
If you liked it. Fans of Blown Up Days tend to enjoy Forrest Gump, Parasite, Life Is Beautiful and Fight Club.
Frequently asked
- Where can I watch Blown Up Days (1930)?
- Streaming, rental and purchase options for Blown Up Days change frequently. Check our where-to-watch page for the latest availability in your country.
- Who stars in Blown Up Days?
- Blown Up Days stars Ivan Sizov, P. Kostenko, Oleksii Kharlamov, G. Rostov and Vladimir Chuvelyov.
- When was Blown Up Days released?
- Blown Up Days was released in 1930, with a runtime of about 61 minutes.