Underplayed Gems

My Perestroika (2010)

My Perestroika poster
Directed by
Michael Davis
Genre
documentary film
Country
Russia, United States
Runtime
1h 28m
Rating
6.4 of 10 from 14 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

Five ordinary Russians talk about growing up in the USSR, how its collapse changed their lives, and what their country feels like today.

intimatereflectivepoignantpersonalobservationalcontemplativeearthynostalgic

What happens

My Perestroika is a 2010 American documentary film directed by Robin Hessman. It examines life during and after the USSR through the personal stories of five ordinary Russians, who speak about their Soviet childhood, the collapse of the USSR, and contemporary Russia. The film premiered at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival. In 2011, the documentary was awarded a Peabody Award. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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