Gulag (2006)

This excellent and breathtaking documentary is the result of a long study on the Gulag to try to understand why more than 60 million Soviet citizens were sent to the camps from 1918 to 1956, how such a massive confinement could take place during two generations. From the Solovki in the north-west to the Kolima in Siberia, from Lenine to Kroutchev, a polar geography is erected into the Gulag system. One does not escape from camps. After ten years of imprisonment, one dies. Some survived, some left traces; they witness: organisation, work and discipline, but also resistance, repression and revolt.

Released Feb. 3, 2006 220 min None+

Genres: Documentary, History

Keywords: tmdb.gulag, tmdb.stalinism, tmdb.communism-crimes, tmdb.soviet-union-history

Production Companies: ARTE France Cinéma, 13 Prods

Country: France
Production Country: France
Languages: French