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The Man Who Doesn't Return (1991)

The Man Who Doesn't Return poster
Original title
Невозвращенец
Directed by
Sergey Snezhkin
Genre
drama film
Country
Soviet Union
Runtime
1h 57m
Rating
7.1 of 10 from 7 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A group of people plan a coup against the Soviet government. The film follows their actions and the consequences that arise.

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What happens

The Man Who Doesn't Return (Russian: Невозвращенец, romanized: Nevozvrashchenets) is a 1991 Soviet thriller film directed by Sergey Snezhkin. This fictional film's plot features a planned coup against the Soviet government. By coincidence, this made the film very topical because it aired on television on August 20, 1991, during a real coup attempt in the Soviet Union, one that lead to the Soviet Union's demise later that year. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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