Silence (1964)

Original title

Тишина

Directed by

Vladimir Basov

Genre

drama film

Country

Soviet Union

Runtime

3h 29m

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 4 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

After World War II, a soldier returns to a harsh Soviet reality, where he must rebuild his life and confront lingering trauma and moral decay in society. The story follows his struggles to establish a career and find meaning amidst political repression and personal loss.

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What happens

Silence (Russian: Тишина, romanized: Tishina) is a Soviet two-part feature film directed by Vladimir Basov and based on the 1962 novel of the same name by Yuri Bondarev. The film won the main prize of the All-Union Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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