Italy / Sep 06, 2019 / Venice Film Festival
2h 15min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
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Plot
The enigma of the personality cult is revealed in the grand spectacle of Stalin’s funeral. The film is based on unique archive footage, shot in the USSR on March 5 - 9, 1953, when the country mourned and buried Joseph Stalin.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Urho Kekkonen | Self (archive footage) |
| Zhou Enlai | Self (archive footage) |
| Valko Chervenkov | Self (archive footage) |
| Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej | Self (archive footage) |
| Mátyás Rákosi | Self (archive footage) |
| Otto Grotewohl | Self (archive footage) |
| Walter Ulbricht | Self (archive footage) |
| Harry Pollitt | Self (archive footage) |
| Dolores Ibárruri | Self (archive footage) |
| Yumjaagiin Tsedenbal | Self (archive footage) |
Genres
DocumentaryHistory
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Государственные похороны |
| Original language | Pусский (RU) |
| Spoken languages | Pусский |
| Production countries | Lithuania, Netherlands, Russia |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Atoms & Void, Studio Uljana Kim, Nutprdukce, Current Time TV |
| Release date | 22 ottobre 2019 |
| Production | Pavla Janoušková Kubečková, Jakub Viktorín, Maria Choustova, Sergei Loznitsa |
| Writer | Sergei Loznitsa |
| Editing | Danielius Kokanauskis, Claudiu Doaga, Sebastian Plamadeala |
| Assistant directors | Sergei Loznitsa |
| Music | Ivo Heger, Vladimir Golovnitsky |
| Sound | Ivo Heger, Vladimir Golovnitsky |
Release dates
Premiere
Canada / Sep 13, 2019 / Toronto International Film Festival
United States / Sep 28, 2019 / New York Film Festival
Russia / Dec 12, 2019 / 16+ / Art Doc Fest
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Brazil / Dec 13, 2019 / Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival
United Kingdom / Mar 01, 2020 / Glasgow Film Festival
South Korea / May 28, 2020 / Jeonju International Film Festival
Limited release
United Kingdom / May 21, 2021 / PG
Theatrical release
Lithuania / Oct 22, 2019
France / Jan 06, 2020
Russia / Mar 05, 2020 / 16+
Digital
Israel / Sep 07, 2020 / Docaviv International Documentary Film Festival
Japan / Nov 14, 2020 / G
TV
France / Apr 18, 2020 / ARTE
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