2023 | Portugal | Documentary

Astrakan 79

  • Portuguese, Russian English 63 mins
  • Director | Catarina Mourão
  • Writer | Catarina Mourão
  • Producer | Tiago Hespanha, Luisa Homem, Anastassia Kortsinskaja, João Matos, Catarina Mourão, Susana Nobre, Leonor Noivom Pedro Pinho

STATUS: Released

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It is 1979. Flicking through pictures from a Soviet magazine, 15-year-old Martim dreams of building a new society. His radical communist parents send him to study at Astrakan for one year. In her new film, Catarina Mourão captures with tremendous precision the moment a middle-aged man passes his story on to his son, thus shedding the taboo of his ineffable experience.

Communism History Memories Family