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2019 · 135 mins · Russian
Echo score 80
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Directed by
Sergei Loznitsa
Starring
Nikita Khrushchev, Dolores Ibárruri, Georgi Malenkov, Joseph Stalin, Valko Chervenkov, Vyacheslav Molotov

This film explores the complex phenomenon of the personality cult through the elaborate and unprecedented spectacle of Stalin's funeral. Utilizing rare archival footage captured in the USSR between March 5 and 9, 1953, the documentary depicts the public mourning and official ceremonies surrounding Joseph Stalin’s death and burial, offering a glimpse into a nation in transition.

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