Khaspush (Armenian: Խասփուշ, Russian: Хас-пуш) is a 1928 Soviet Armenian drama and war film, directed by Hamo Beknazarian and starring Hrachia Nersisyan, M. Dulgaryan and Avet Avetisyan[1] The film is about the Persian revolutionary movement of the peasants and townspeople against the dominance of the English tobacco monopoly.
Impoverished peasants and artisans - the khaspush - raise a revolt against the foreign colonizers.
At a critical moment the merchants and the clergy are remove themselves from the fight, betraying the masses.
Khaspush union, acting under the protection of the Sharia flag removes their religious facade.
Although the rebellion is suppressed, the idea of the necessity of social struggle remains in the minds of the oppressed people.