Dear Comrades!
Directed by Andrei Konchalovsky
2020Feature120 minRussia
A devout Communist Party official witnesses the 1962 Novocherkassk massacre, as a strike over food prices draws in her own daughter.
StatusAvailable to book
ReleaseFebruary 5, 2021
Runtime120 min
FormatsDCP · Digital file
On screens1 cinemas so far
Synopsis
When the communist government raises food prices in 1962, the rebellious workers from the small industrial town of Novocherkassk go on strike. The massacre which then ensues is seen through the eyes of Lyudmila, a devout Communist Party official, whose daughter is involved in the strike.
The director
Andrei Konchalovsky
Andrei Konchalovsky is a veteran Russian director whose career spans Soviet classics such as Siberiade and Hollywood films including Runaway Train. Dear Comrades! won the Special Jury Prize at Venice in 2020.
On screens
Already played at 1 cinema in Burnaby.
