Something Better to Come

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Something Better to Come

2015

1h 20m

Biography

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8 Reviews

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Fewer than 50 Ratings

Families grow up in a garbage dump near Moscow.

Ela Bittencourt

Slant Magazine

With a few painterly strokes, Hanna Polak's camera powerfully evokes the dump's hellish dimension.

Jun 5, 2015

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Sheri Linden

Los Angeles Times

Filmmaker Hanna Polak, working over 14 years, has created a chronicle not easily forgotten.

Jun 4, 2015

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Neil Genzlinger

New York Times

The living conditions of Yula and the others we meet may seem dehumanizing, but Ms. Polak finds humanity nonetheless.

May 21, 2015

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David Bax

Battleship Pretension

It will shake you and give you hope at the same time. It is one of the best films I've seen this year.

Jan 15, 2021

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Arlin Golden

Film Inquiry

One might not have much hope in coming out of a documentary about people living in such squalor feeling uplifted, but Something Better To Come manages to achieve just that.

Dec 8, 2016

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Louis Proyect

rec.arts.movies.reviews

Like "Boyhood", this film tracks a character for 14 years. Unlike "Boyhood", it is actually compelling cinema.

Jan 28, 2016

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Audience Member

This is a story that will bring you to tears! Everyone should see this so that they know how good they have it!

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/16/23

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2/2/16 Consideration It is hard to believe that people live in these horrible, dehumanizing conditions but the film maker does a great job capturing the human spirit of Yula and others to survive and make a life for themselves. They have a certain nobility around them and show creativity in using the scrap around them for food and shelter. While it is not a particularly happy ending it is a fulfilling one.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/12/23

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Hanna Polak

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Hanna Polak

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Anne Dillon

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Sigrid Jonsson Dyekjær

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Kristian Eidnes Andersen

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Synopsis

Families grow up in a garbage dump near Moscow.

Director: Hanna Polak
Producer: Anne Dillon, Sigrid Jonsson Dyekjær
Screenwriter: Hanna Polak
Genre: Biography
Original Language: Russian
Runtime: 1h 20m