In August 1991 a failed coup d`état attempt, led by a group of hard-core communists in Moscow, expedited the demise of the Soviet Union. A quarter of a century later, Sergei Loznitsa revisits the dramatic moments of August 1991 and casts an eye on the event which was hailed worldwide as the birth of "Russian democracy". What really happened?
Sobytie
2015
10 years
74 min.
Documentary
The Netherlands, Belgium
P&B
Sergei Loznitsa
Sergei Loznitsa
Sergei Loznitsa, Danielius Kokanauskis
Maria Choustova-Baker, Sergei Loznitsa
Atoms & Void, Cinematek
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