A student chases a ghost—and finds every war has two casualties: the dead and the living.
A history student is preparing an article about WWII veteran as her professional test before graduation.
Acting
Simonova's restrained desperation anchors every frame
Direction
Shadurskiy's cramped interiors mirror Soviet psychological suffocation
Writing
Dialogue that weaponizes official silence against itself
Director
Boris Shadurskiy
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Made during the Brezhnev stagnation, the film smuggles dissident grief through officially-approved WWII memorial narratives.
Shadurskiy's only feature before state censorship relegated him to industrial documentaries; this film's suppression likely explains its 0.0 rating.
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