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A Family (1943)

A Family poster
Original title
Одна семья
Directed by
Grigori Aleksandrov
Genre
drama film
Country
Soviet Union
Runtime
1h 23m
Rating
8.3 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A Soviet film from 1943 about a family during World War II. It was banned by Stalin for not showing the fight against German invaders properly.

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What happens

A Family, (Russian: Одна семья) is a 1943 Soviet film directed by Grigori Aleksandrov, Mikayil Mikayilov and Rza Takhmasib It was banned from being released in theatres by Joseph Stalin's regime censorship, for "poorly reflecting the struggle of the Soviet people against the German fascist invader". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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