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Within the Whirlwind

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Abandoned by her husband, Russian poet Evgenia Ginzburg is sentenced to 10 years of hard labor in the Soviet Gulag.

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Nora Lee Mandel Maven's Nest 01/02/2016
7/10
Epic true story . . .one of few films about women political prisoners in totalitarian states and bonds they share, brutalities they face [though] romance saves her life. Go to Full Review
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John H 07/09/2024 An excellent film based on a true story. Great performance by the leading actors especially Emily Watson. Gripping story about the horrors of the Stalin purges. See more 10/09/2020 Well acted and moving drama based on the autobiography of a Russian woman's experience in Stalin's gulag system during the "Great Purge" of the mid-twentieth century. See more 09/03/2016 saw this just by chance on pbs. one of the best films i've seen recently. --Intense and taut with a great performance by one of my favorite actors Emily Watson. How come this has not played in US theaters? See more 08/23/2011 this may come out wrong, but for a film about gulag camps in siberia, this film is too good to be true. great performance by emily watson, as always. but mixing poetry with harsh times is definatelly not everyone's cup of tea. feels very sugar-coated at times. See more 07/17/2011 This movie is well-made, has a very good leading actress, a good soundtrack and it's full of meaning. But it hasn't convinced me too much. The story was just too poor maybe. It's like all the other films that show the shoah. They are sad, they are important because they make you think and remember, but in the end they just push on the feelings topic. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis Abandoned by her husband, Russian poet Evgenia Ginzburg is sentenced to 10 years of hard labor in the Soviet Gulag.
Director
Marleen Gorris
Producer
Christine Ruppert
Screenwriter
Nancy Larson
Production Co
Tatfilm, Saga Film
Genre
Drama, Biography
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Jun 14, 2018
Runtime
1h 38m
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