Men and Beasts (Russian: Люди и звери) is a 1962 Soviet-German drama film directed by Sergei Gerasimov.
The group stops near a reservoir for dinner, and Alexei reminisces about his time in Argentina, where illness caused him to lose his job as a laborer.
Friends from his camp, Vasily Klyachko and Savvateev, intervened on his behalf but were met by the estate's mistress, Maria Nikolaevna.
More memories surface: Maria Nikolaevna, the estate mistress, employed Alexei as a driver but disparaged Russia after a visit.
Betrayed by his old campmates, Alexei attempted suicide but was saved by a kind German woman, Frau Wilde, whom he credited with restoring his faith in humanity.