Gulag (2006)

This excellent and breathtaking documentary is the result of a long study on the Gulag to try to understand why more than 60 million Soviet citizens were sent to the camps from 1918 to 1956, how such a massive confinement could take place during two generations. From the Solovki in the north-west to the Kolima in Siberia, from Lenine to Kroutchev, a polar geography is erected into the Gulag system. One does not escape from camps. After ten years of imprisonment, one dies. Some survived, some left traces; they witness: organisation, work and discipline, but also resistance, repression and revolt.

Released

2006-02-03

Genres

Documentary, History

Runtime

220 min

Status

Released

Directed / written by

Iosif Pasternak, Hélène Chatelain, Hélène Chatelain, Iosif Pasternak

TMDB rating

9.0/10 from 1 votes