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My Perestroika (2010)

1h 28m

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My Perestroika (2010)

Name: My Perestroika
Genre: Documentary, History
Released: 2010-01-24

1h 28m

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January 24, 2010
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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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Cast & Crew.

Robin Hessman

Director

Marshall Curry

Thanks

Rachel Wexler

Producer

Lev Zhurbin

Composer

Alla Kovgan

Editor

Details.

Release Date
January 24, 2010

Status
Released

Running Time
1h 28m

Box Office
$242,707

Genres
Documentary History

Last updated: 2025-03-01

This Movie Is About.

soviet union

uniform

little boy

tank

childhood

bell ringing

perestrojka

mikhail gorbachev

young pioneer

first day of school

russian history

communism

conformity

swan lake

woman director

1990s

coup d'etat

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.