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Blockade (2005)

Blockade poster
Original title
Блокада
Directed by
Sergei Loznitsa
Genre
documentary film
Country
Russia
Runtime
52 min
Rating
6.4 of 10 from 19 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This documentary uses archival black and white footage from the Siege of Leningrad. It shows the daily life and suffering of residents during the blockade without any dialogue or narration.

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What happens

Blockade is a 2005 documentary film by Sergei Loznitsa. The film was shot with no dialogue and consists of black and white footage shot during the Siege of Leningrad. It has a run time of 52 minutes. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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