Matveeva radost (1986)

Based on the works of B. Shergin. The film is dedicated to Russian shipbuilders and sailors, builders of temples, houses and ships - all the patient talents who remain nameless. The action begins at the end of the 19th century in the Russian north near the White Sea. Matvey Korelsky, a twelve-year-old orphan, becomes an apprentice to the famous master shipbuilder Tekton. Since then, he has been possessed by a passionate desire to get rich and build his own ship.