Gorbachev, Heaven (DVD) / Studio Vertov ; Hyper Market Film ; in co-production with C̆eská televize ; written by Vitaly Mansky, Alexander Gelman ; directed by Vitaly Mansky ; coproduced by Natalia Manskaia, Filip Remunda, Vít Klusák.
Publisher:
Icarus Films,
Copyright Date:
2021
Description:
1 videodisc (approximately 100 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Originally produced as a documentary film in 2020. Wide screen. Mikhail Gorbachev.
Summary:
The Soviet leader was acclaimed as the architect of Glasnost and Perestrolka, policies that gave the citizens of the Soviet Union, what Ronald Reagan called 'the Evil Empire,' a chance to be free. He even tore down the Berlin Wall. But at the same time, under his rule, the Chernobyl nuclear facility exploded and its destruction was concealed. Citizens demanding independence in the Baltic states died. Soldiers wielding shovels brutally suppressed protesters in Tbilisi. Soviet tanks killed peaceful demonstrators in Baku. Under Gorbachev, the Soviet empire collapsed. He is now condemned by his own people. This intimate portrait finds Gorbachev living alone in an empty house outside Moscow, still carrying the burdens of his past.
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