SYNOPSIS

DURATION 87 mins

YEAR 2010

COUNTRY Russia

LANGUAGE Russian

'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.'

ABOUT THE DIRECTOR

Robin Hessman is an award-winning filmmaker with a special interest in international stories. She recently produced \"Simple As Water\" which was shortlisted for an Oscar for Best Documentary (HBOMax). She previously directed and produced the NY Times Critics’ Pick \"My Perestroika\" - about the last generation of Soviet children to grow up behind the Iron Curtain - living today in Putin’s Russia. She has been nominated for a Producers Guild Award and has received several Peabody Awards

PERSONNEL

Cinematographer Robin Hessman

Editor Alla Kovgan, Garret Savage

Sound Designer Tim Anderson, Barbara Parks, Peter Levin

Producer(s) Robin Hessman