Underplayed Gems

Last Farewell USSR (1994)

Last Farewell USSR poster
Original title
Прощай, СССР. Фильм I. Личный
Directed by
Alexander Rodnyansky
Genre
documentary
Country
Ukraine
Runtime
1h
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

This documentary is a portrait of people in the former Soviet Union shortly after its collapse. It shows Jews who stayed in Russia, broken officers, young soldiers, and old men staring into the camera. The film also includes images of ruined cemeteries, abandoned towns, and war footage blended into one long memory.

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