Films like Mirror
A dying man in his forties recalls his childhood, his mother, the war and personal moments that tell of and juxtapose pivotal moments in Soviet history with daily life.
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Paradise
Film · 2016 · also dramaThe historical drama set during the Second World War centres on three people whose paths cross: a Russian aristocratic emigrant and member of the French resistance, a Fre...
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Dovlatov
Film · 2018 · also dramaDovlatov charts six days in the life of a brilliant, ironic writer who saw far beyond the rigid limits of 70s Soviet Russia. Sergei Dovlatov fought to preserve his own ta...
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Born on the Fourth of July
Film · 1989 · also dramaParalyzed in the Vietnam war, Ron Kovic becomes an anti-war and pro-human rights political activist after feeling betrayed by the country he fought for.
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The Railway Man
Film · 2013 · also drama and historyA victim from World War II's "Death Railway" sets out to find those responsible for his torture. A true story.
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The Edge
Film · 2010 · also dramaThe action takes place shortly after the end of the Second World War in the Siberian hinterland, among Russians and Germans with damaged personal stories and a strange tr...
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Testament of Youth
Film · 2015 · also drama and historyTestament of Youth is a powerful story of love, war and remembrance, based on the First World War memoir by Vera Brittain, which has become the classic testimony of that...
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Cargo 200
Film · 2007 · also dramaWhile returning to Leningrad from a visit to his brother, Professor Artyom's car breaks down and he finds assistance at an isolated farmhouse occupied by Alexey, his wife...
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Beanpole
Film · 2019 · also drama1945, Leningrad. World War II has devastated the city, demolishing its buildings and leaving its citizens in tatters, physically and mentally. Two young women, Iya and Ma...
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Fate of a Man
Film · 1959 · also dramaThe story of a man whose life was ruthlessly crippled by World War II. His wife and daughters were killed during the bombing of his village, he spent some time as a priso...
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Escape from Sobibor
Film · 1987 · also dramaThe true story of WWII's notorious Sobibor Nazi death camp, where a courageous inmate orchestrates and leads the escape of over 300 prisoners.
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