The film portrays the first years of
Soviet government, biography of
Felix Dzerzhinsky in 1918–1921. In 1956, three years after
Joseph Stalin's death, the film was re-released without scenes featuring Stalin. This film explores a complex time between a relationship of two severely stern Soviet lovers who explore a complicated relationship. Some themes that occur during this film are resilience, the need for violence in difficult circumstances, and how physical relationships affect actual issues. This movie is symbolically sensual and takes great interpretation to understand the true meaning of this relationship. This substory occurs in the midst of several tragic events. == Cast ==