Overview of articles
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Into Oblivion
Meticulous reconstruction of Stalin’s plan for a railway line that still seems illogical, and which would go on to cause countless deaths.Published on: -
White Sun of the Desert
This cult film from Russia’s Era of Stagnation was another smash hit in the Soviet Union and is still popular today. It is the story…Published on: -
I Am Jesus
Can you make a documentary portrait of a man who says he is Jesus? Fictional not, the directors found three Jesuses in different continents and…Published on: -
The Elusive Avengers
Enormously successful Soviet response to the classic American Western The Magnificient Seven (1960), a film that was such a box office hit in Russia tPublished on: -
Sea of Desires
A day in the life of two lazy Muscovites. Their city is by the sea, the sun is shining and wine is home-made.Published on: -
My Perestroika
A warm, intimate look back at changes in Russia during the past twenty years. Seen through the eyes of a few friends who, aided by…Published on: -
The Red Poppies of Issyk-Kul
Based on the novella The Smugglers of the Tian Shan, this popular Kyrgyz film takes place in the 1920s and uses the basic formula of…Published on: -
Dawn
Second part of a diptych by Erwin Olaf which consists of Dusk (2009) and Dawn (2010). The latter is almost literally a negative pendant to…Published on: -
The Seventh Bullet
One of the many Red Westerns directly inspired – even in the title – by the hugely popular American classic The Magnificent Seven (1960). Made…Published on: -
Milk for Lambs
Life on the steppes of Kazakhstan is closely tied to the old gods of heaven and earth. The tent is round, the tables are round…Published on: