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Release Date:
August 22, 2022
Original Title:
Homo Sovieticus
Alternate Titles:
Teletilts
Genres:
Documentary
Production Companies:
Mistrus Media
Production Countries:
Czech Republic | Latvia | Lithuania
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 70
Almost 30 years after the collapse of the Soviet Union we can observe the return of rhetoric of a strong person of the totalitarian era. Could this be facilitated by the remains of totalitarian subservience in our heads and minds? The Director of the film Ivo Briedis and journalist Rita Ruduša, both born in the USSR, are going on a journey to explore the phenomenon of “Homo Sovieticus” and to discover whether a human being of the totalitarian mindset has specific geographical boundaries.
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Director:
Ivo Briedis
Director of Photography:
Andrejs Verhoustinskis
Producer:
Elīna Gediņa-Ducena
Gints Grūbe
Writer:
Rita Ruduša
Gints Grūbe
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