How to Re-Establish a Vodka Empire

2011

1 hr. 15 min.

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Dan Edelstyn tracks down his lost Jewish Ukrainian heritage and attempts to relaunch his great grandfather's once-glorious vodka empire.

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Heartwarming, inspiring and funny.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/27/23

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Thought his sounded fun at the BFI London Film Festival last year but felt it was a self-indulgent, unappealing load of tosh from someone who needed a film and then got the idea. Does for the Ukraine what Borat did for Kazakhstan but without the humour. A rare Festival disappointment.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/27/23

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Daniel Edelstyn

Director

Conrad Asquith

Great Grandfather Ilya Zorokovich

Anthony Styles

Evil Bolshevik Stepanovich

Daniel Edelstyn

Grandpa Max

Hilary Powell

Granny Maroussia

Daniel Edelstyn

Screenwriter

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Mark Feeney

Boston Globe

Too many of the scenes here - a busted elevator, walking an elderly dog - seem included because Edelstyn didn't have any sense of structure or, worse, what exactly he was after.

Rated: 1.5/4

Feb 27, 2013

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Tara Brady

Irish Times

How to Re-establish a Vodka Empire unfolds as a travelogue, a memoir, a historical recreation, and a detective story.

Rated: 4/5

Mar 19, 2012

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Empire Magazine

Rated: 4/5

Mar 16, 2012

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Sophie Kingston-Smith

CineVue

Guaranteed to induce the warm afterglow of vodka and the sporadic giggles that follow.

Rated: 3/5

Jan 3, 2019

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Gerald Peary

Boston Phoenix

[It's] a bit much for one film, and it's no help that the filmmaker-narrator is a lightweight and befuddled chap. Still, there are amusing moments ...

Rated: 2.5/4

Feb 21, 2013

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Philip French

Observer (UK)

A slight, touching film.

Mar 18, 2012

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Synopsis

Dan Edelstyn tracks down his lost Jewish Ukrainian heritage and attempts to relaunch his great grandfather's once-glorious vodka empire.

Director: Daniel Edelstyn
Executive Producer: Christopher Hird, Rachel Wexler
Screenwriter: Daniel Edelstyn
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 3, 2019

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