The Event (2015)

Original title

Событие

Directed by

Sergei Loznitsa

Genre

documentary film

Country

Netherlands, Belgium

Runtime

1h 14m

Rating

6.6 of 10 from 13 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary uses archival footage to show what happened during the 1991 Soviet coup attempt in Russia. It presents the events as they occurred without added narration.

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What happens

The Event (Russian: Событие) is a 2015 Russian-language Belgian-Dutch documentary film about the 1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt produced, written and directed by Sergei Loznitsa. It was screened out of competition at the 72nd edition of the Venice Film Festival. It won the prize "Leipziger Ring" at the International Leipzig Festival for Documentary and Animated Film. Vladimir Putin as aide to St. Petersburg mayor Anatoly Sobchak is shown for a moment. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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