documentary

349 – The Russian Woodpecker (2015)

The Russian Woodpecker is a 2015 documentary film written, produced and directed by Chad Gracia following Fedor Alexandrovich’s investigation into the Chernobyl disaster. It is Gracia’s directorial debut feature.

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The films focuses on Fedor Alexandrovich’s research into the cause of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster in Ukraine and its potential connection to a Soviet Cold War-era structure, the Duga over-the-horizon radio antenna. His investigation is interrupted and impacted by the 2014 Euromaidan uprising, which eventually led to the ousting of the president Viktor Yanukovych.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4082596/

movies, music

286 – The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (2015)

spacetime coordinates: 1963, Rome // Berlin

The.Man.from.U.N.C.L.E.2015.posterThe Man from U.N.C.L.E. is a 2015 American action spy comedy film directed by Guy Ritchie and written by Ritchie and Lionel Wigram. It is based on the 1964 MGM television series of the same name, which was created by Ian FlemingNorman Felton and Sam Rolfe. The film stars Henry CavillArmie HammerAlicia VikanderElizabeth DebickiJared Harris and Hugh Grant.

#Possible_sequel

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1638355/

movies

113 – come and see (1985)

spacetime coordinates: 1943 Byelorussia

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Come and See (Russian: Иди и смотри, Idi i smotri; Belarusian: Ідзі і глядзі, Idzi i hlyadzi) is a 1985 Soviet war drama film directed by Elem Klimov about, and occurring during, the Nazi German occupation of the Belorussian SSR. Aleksei Kravchenko and Olga Mironova star as the protagonists Florya and Glasha. The screenplay by Klimov and Ales Adamovich had to wait eight years for approval; the film was finally produced to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Soviet victory in World War II.

Come and See Glasha Dancing


http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091251/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Come_and_See

movies

105 – Rol (2013)

spacetime coordinates: 1910’s Russia

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The Role (Russian: Роль Rol) is a 2013 Russian drama film directed by Konstantin Lopushansky and starring Maksim Sukhanov. It tells the story of an actor who, influenced by the ideas of symbolism and the Silver Age, takes on the greatest role of his life – the role of another man (his doppelgänger), a revolutionary leader in the newly established Soviet Russia.

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Based on true incidents in the lives of Russia’s symbolists

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