My Perestroika (2010)
1h 28m
Running Time
January 24, 2010Release Date
My Perestroika (2010)
1h 28m
Running Time
January 24, 2010Release Date
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Plot.
Tells the story of five people from the last generation of Soviet children who were brought up behind the Iron Curtain. Just coming of age when the USSR collapsed, they witnessed the world of their childhood crumble and change beyond recognition. Through the lives of these former schoolmates, this intimate film reveals how they have adjusted to their post-Soviet reality in today's Moscow.
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Release DateJanuary 24, 2010
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 28m
Box Office$242,707
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This Movie Is About.
woman director
soviet union
mikhail gorbachev
1990s
childhood
communist
coup d'etat
russian history
communism
tank
little boy
perestrojka
conformity
uniform
bell ringing
young pioneer
first day of school
swan lake
Wiki.
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.