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Gorbachev. Heaven

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GORBACHEV. HEAVEN finds acclaimed director Vitaly Mansky (UNDER THE SUN) at home with a man who helped to shape the 20th-century: Mikhail Gorbachev. The Soviet leader was acclaimed as the architect of Glasnost and Perestroika, policies that gave the citizens of the Soviet Union--what Ronald Reagan called "the Evil Empire"--a chance to be free. He even tore down the Berlin Wall. But at the same time, under his rule, the Chernobyl nuclear facility exploded and its destruction was concealed. Citizens demanding independence in the Baltic states died. Soldiers wielding shovels brutally suppressed protesters in Tbilisi. Soviet tanks killed peaceful demonstrators in Baku. Under Gorbachev, the Soviet empire collapsed. He is now condemned by his own people. This intimate portrait finds Gorbachev living alone in an empty house outside Moscow, still carrying the burdens of his past.

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Tim Cogshell FilmWeek (LAist) 11/05/2021
Excellent, excellent film... Most interesting of course is that we are watching how Mikhail Gorbachev is reacting to Vladimir Putin. Go to Full Review Stephen Dalton The Hollywood Reporter 12/19/2020
A poetic portrait of a poignant political afterlife. Go to Full Review Guy Lodge Variety 11/21/2020
More poetic character study than exacting political profile. Go to Full Review Charles Solomon FilmWeek (LAist) 11/05/2021
I got very impatient with this film. It is interesting to hear Gorbachev talk... [But] he really doesn't say very much. Go to Full Review Christopher Llewellyn Reed Hammer to Nail 10/15/2021
Maybe it's just a sad elegy to a lost cause. Whatever one might think of it, Gorbachev. Heaven is a testament to survival, however lonely. Go to Full Review Rob Aldam Backseat Mafia 06/11/2021
Explores the major moments in his political career and gives him the opportunity to reminisce about the past. Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Vitaliy Manskiy

Director

Mikhail Gorbachev

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Vitaliy Manskiy

Writer

Vit Klusak

Producer

Natalia Manskaya

Producer

Filip Remunda

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Synopsis GORBACHEV. HEAVEN finds acclaimed director Vitaly Mansky (UNDER THE SUN) at home with a man who helped to shape the 20th-century: Mikhail Gorbachev. The Soviet leader was acclaimed as the architect of Glasnost and Perestroika, policies that gave the citizens of the Soviet Union--what Ronald Reagan called "the Evil Empire"--a chance to be free. He even tore down the Berlin Wall. But at the same time, under his rule, the Chernobyl nuclear facility exploded and its destruction was concealed. Citizens demanding independence in the Baltic states died. Soldiers wielding shovels brutally suppressed protesters in Tbilisi. Soviet tanks killed peaceful demonstrators in Baku. Under Gorbachev, the Soviet empire collapsed. He is now condemned by his own people. This intimate portrait finds Gorbachev living alone in an empty house outside Moscow, still carrying the burdens of his past.
Director
Vitaliy Manskiy
Producer
Vit Klusak, Natalia Manskaya, Filip Remunda, Natalia Manskaia
Screenwriter
Vitaliy Manskiy, Alexander Gelman, Vitaliy Manskiy
Distributor
Icarus Films
Production Co
Vertov SIA, Arte, Vertov Studio, Hypermarket Film
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
Russian
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 15, 2021, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 28, 2022
Runtime
1h 40m
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