Atchinsk, 4000 km from Moscow. In a building in this Siberia town, the residents cross paths in the stairs, not prone to discuss the current campaign to elect the next president.. Outside, the city lives by the rhythm of the cold, only the sound of the radio echos the anti-governemant protests of the capital. Those images of a sleeping town blend with some of the salaried-militants of Poutine's party. Iouri, political mercenary for united Russia coldly explains to me the mechanic of the system. The mise en scène of democratic life becomes a theater…
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Alexander Abaturov Director · Artyom Petro Cinematographer Luc Forveille Editor
First release March 20, 2013 · Produced in France · Production Petit à Petit Production
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Petit à Petit Production
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France
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Original title
Les âmes dormantes
Original language
Russian
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Russian
Release dates
France · March 20, 2013
Premiere · Cinema du Reel
No release date listed for United States.
Czechia
October 26, 2013 · Premiere · Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival
Russia
December 8, 2013 · Premiere · Art Doc Fest
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