Workers' Settlement (Russian: Рабочий посёлок) is a 1965 Soviet drama film directed by Vladimir Vengerov.
[1][2][3] The film tells the story of a blind war veteran who struggles to rebuild his life amidst the hardships of post-war devastation, finding solace in unexpected support from his community.
Leonid Plesheyev returns home from the Great Patriotic War blind, a former hero of the frontlines now reluctantly reduced to dependency.
Rather than focusing on the optimism and hope for a brighter collective future, it emphasizes the grueling, often tragic daily struggles of rebuilding lives devastated by war.
Leonid often spends the family's last food rations on drinks with friends, leaving his wife to deal with the consequences, brushing it off with comments like, "Tell them you lost it; they’ll figure something out.