The Revolution That Wasn’t (0+)
Estonia, Finland, 2008, 96 min.
Director: Alena Polunina
Director: Alena Polunina
It is Russia of 2007, a year before the next presidential elections. The opposition is set to act decisively and to seize power. The two central figures, Anatoly and Andrey, are veteran revolutionaries. They have been members of a banned political organization for more than 10 years. Politics, however, server only as the background for the main action, providing the environment in which the protagonists exist. It’s a story of arrogance, betrayal and start of a new life.
AWARDS
Special Mention of the Jury – DOK Leipzig 2008, Special Price - IDFF Jihvala 2008,
Alpe Adria Cinema Award for best documentary - Trieste Film Festival 2009,
the LIBRARY AWARD by the Books and Reading Department of French Ministry of Culture
and the RED-VECTRACOM AWARD - Cinema du Reel 2009; The First Award - Docudays Kiev 2009; Special Jury Prize, KINOTEATR.DOC, 2009; Grand Prix of «Neformat» program, XVIII Open Festival of CIS, Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia “Kinoshok”, 2009; “Elephant” Award of Film Experts’ and Film Critics’ Guild, XVIII Open Festival of CIS, Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia “Kinoshok”, 2009.
Alpe Adria Cinema Award for best documentary - Trieste Film Festival 2009,
the LIBRARY AWARD by the Books and Reading Department of French Ministry of Culture
and the RED-VECTRACOM AWARD - Cinema du Reel 2009; The First Award - Docudays Kiev 2009; Special Jury Prize, KINOTEATR.DOC, 2009; Grand Prix of «Neformat» program, XVIII Open Festival of CIS, Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia “Kinoshok”, 2009; “Elephant” Award of Film Experts’ and Film Critics’ Guild, XVIII Open Festival of CIS, Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia “Kinoshok”, 2009.
Alena Polunina
Alena Polunina
graduated from School of Scriptwriters and Film directors in 2004, documentary films workshop of A.N. Guerasimov. She lives and works in Moscow.
FILMOGRAPHY
«Yes, Death» 2004; «…One of the Cases of Bird Flu», 2005; «Sacrum», 2006; «Festival», 2007; «Women Above», 2007; «The Revolution That Wasn’t», 2008.
Estonia, Finland, 2008, 96 min.
Director: Alena Polunina
Director: Alena Polunina
It is Russia of 2007, a year before the next presidential elections. The opposition is set to act decisively and to seize power. The two central figures, Anatoly and Andrey, are veteran revolutionaries. They have been members of a banned political organization for more than 10 years. Politics, however, server only as the background for the main action, providing the environment in which the protagonists exist. It’s a story of arrogance, betrayal and start of a new life.
AWARDS
Special Mention of the Jury – DOK Leipzig 2008, Special Price - IDFF Jihvala 2008,
Alpe Adria Cinema Award for best documentary - Trieste Film Festival 2009,
the LIBRARY AWARD by the Books and Reading Department of French Ministry of Culture
and the RED-VECTRACOM AWARD - Cinema du Reel 2009; The First Award - Docudays Kiev 2009; Special Jury Prize, KINOTEATR.DOC, 2009; Grand Prix of «Neformat» program, XVIII Open Festival of CIS, Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia “Kinoshok”, 2009; “Elephant” Award of Film Experts’ and Film Critics’ Guild, XVIII Open Festival of CIS, Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia “Kinoshok”, 2009.
Alpe Adria Cinema Award for best documentary - Trieste Film Festival 2009,
the LIBRARY AWARD by the Books and Reading Department of French Ministry of Culture
and the RED-VECTRACOM AWARD - Cinema du Reel 2009; The First Award - Docudays Kiev 2009; Special Jury Prize, KINOTEATR.DOC, 2009; Grand Prix of «Neformat» program, XVIII Open Festival of CIS, Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia “Kinoshok”, 2009; “Elephant” Award of Film Experts’ and Film Critics’ Guild, XVIII Open Festival of CIS, Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia “Kinoshok”, 2009.