Where to Watch The Republic of ShKID Online

Want to watch 'The Republic of ShKID' in the comfort of your own home? Hunting down a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or watch the Gennadi Poloka-directed movie via subscription can be a challenge, so we here at Moviefone want to do the work for you.

We've listed a number of streaming and cable services - including rental, purchase, and subscription options - along with the availability of 'The Republic of ShKID' on each platform when they are available. Now, before we get into the various whats and wheres of how you can watch 'The Republic of ShKID' right now, here are some details about the Lenfilm family flick.

Released January 1st, 1966, 'The Republic of ShKID' stars Sergei Yursky, Yuliya Burygina, Pavel Luspekayev, Vera Titova The movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 43 min, and received a user score of 67 (out of 100) on TMDb, which assembled reviews from 30 well-known users.

What, so now you want to know what the movie's about? Here's the plot: "The film is based on the eponymous book, written by two former street gangsters - Grigori Belykh and Leonid Panteleyev. Film is set in the 1920s St. Petersburg, Russia. Streets of the city are full of the homeless boys. They are caught to be raised and educated at the correction school named after Dostoevsky. The boys are street smart and difficult. But the faculty stands up to the challenge. The teaches are being devoted and caring, and gradually win the respect of the most difficult kids. The school director Vicknixor is a refined intellectual, who becomes a role model for the boys." .