State Funeral

State Funeral

2019 · 135 min · RU · 7.1 (24 votes)
Dir. Sergei Loznitsa · Starring Joseph Stalin, Nikita Khrushchev, Lavrentiy Beria, Vyacheslav Molotov, Georgi Malenkov, Klement Gottwald
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The enigma of the personality cult is revealed in the grand spectacle of Stalin’s funeral. The film is based on unique archive footage, shot in the USSR on March 5 - 9, 1953, when the country mourned and buried Joseph Stalin.

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Witness the chilling, awe-inspiring spectacle of a nation's collective grief and the potent machinery of a personality cult. This documentary immerses you in the somber grandeur of Stalin's final days, offering a stark, unsettling look at history.

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