My Perestroika
My Perestroika is a Peabody Award-winning 2010 documentary film directed by Robin Hessman. It examines life during and after the USSR through the personal stories of five ordinary Russians, who speak about their Soviet childhood, the collapse of the USSR, and contemporary Russia.
Plot
There is no single narrator in the film. Instead, the stories are told by five inhabitants of Moscow, four of whom grew up together and were classmates from primary school through high school.
Cast
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director | Michael Davis |
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keywords | archival footage history teacher married couple moscow primary school punk rock rock music russian music single mother |
theme | documentary high school home movies |