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One Welsh journalist against Stalin's starvation machine — history they tried to bury.
IMDb
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The Living (2009)

devastating truthquiet rageforgotten heroism

Overview

Documentary

Tells the story of the tragic events in Ukraine in 1932-33, the genocidal Great Famine or the Holodomor, and one Welshman's attempts to tell the world what was happening.

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Content warning
1930sfaminestalinismsoviet unionukraineholodomor

Standout Aspects

Direction

Bukovskyi lets survivors speak — no sensationalism needed.

Production

Archival footage that somehow survived Soviet destruction.

Best for:Solo: Heavy history demands your full, undivided attention.·Streaming: Pause to breathe. You'll need to.
Heads up:Disturbing: Photographs of famine victims, including children.·Emotional: Eyewitness accounts of cannibalism and mass death.
Serhii Bukovskyi

Director

Serhii Bukovskyi

ReleasedJan 1, 2009
Runtime1h 16m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Paceslow
Intensityhigh
Tonedark
Feelheavy

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Trivia

Gareth Jones also interviewed Hitler in 1933 — one of the first foreign journalists to do so.

Cultural

The film's Ukrainian title, 'Yvi,' means 'the living' — referring to both survivors and those who spoke out.

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