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How to Re-Establish a Vodka Empire

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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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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 Full Review 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 Full Review Empire Magazine Rated: 4/5 Mar 16, 2012 Full Review Sophie Kingston-Smith CineVue Guaranteed to induce the warm afterglow of vodka and the sporadic giggles that follow. Rated: 3/5 Jan 3, 2019 Full Review 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 Full Review Philip French Observer (UK) A slight, touching film. Mar 18, 2012 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member Heartwarming, inspiring and funny. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Audience Member 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 Full Review Read all reviews
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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
Producer
Daniel Edelstyn, Hilary Powell
Screenwriter
Daniel Edelstyn
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 3, 2019
Runtime
1h 15m
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