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Zina (1986)

Zina poster
Directed by
Ken McMullen
Genre
drama film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 30m
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 6 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman who is the daughter of Leon Trotsky goes to see a psychoanalyst. She struggles with the weight of her father's legacy and her own identity.

meditativesomberintimatecontemplativeslow-pacedhistoricemotionally restrainedthoughtful

What happens

Zina (also known as Zina and the Ogre) is a 1985 British film directed by Ken McMullen and starring Domiziana Giordano, Ian McKellen and Philip Madoc. It was written by Terry James and McMullen and tells the story of a twentieth century Antigone, Zinaida Volkova daughter of Leon Trotsky. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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