The Lower Depths

Maxim Gorky

⏱ 7 minDrama

Thieves, drunkards and a dying woman share a cellar flophouse when a gentle old pilgrim arrives offering each a consoling hope. Gorky's fierce drama asks whether comforting lies or naked truth is what a broken life needs.

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