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IDFA 2020

Gorbachev. Heaven

Gorbačovs. Paradīze
Vitaly Mansky
Latvia, Czech Republic
2020
100 min
World Premiere
Festival history
IDFA Award for Best Directing

Mikhail Gorbachev, the 89-year-old former leader of the Soviet Union, receives Russian filmmaker Vitaly Mansky at his house just outside Moscow. In a light and pleasant atmosphere, weighty topics come up for discussion, as Gorbachev looks back over his life.

The conversation revolves around the reforms he implemented as party chief in the 1980s, as well as the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, followed by the collapse of the Soviet empire. Also discussed is how the Russian people were not grateful when the new freedoms proved to come at the price of unemployment and hunger. Mansky questions Gorbachev about the drastic choices that also affected his own life.

Jokes, spontaneous interruptions, or suddenly remembered folk songs and poems bring lightness to the reflections on political decisions. Gorbachev also talks about his inseparable bond with his late wife Raisa. And would the filmmakers perhaps like something to eat? Endless set tables, gherkins with vodka, New Year’s Eve with friends: typical Russian everyday life illustrates a feeling of wistfulness.

Credits
Director
Production
    Natalia Manskaia for Vertov,
    Vít Klusák,
    Filip Remunda
Editing
    Yevgeny Rybalko
    Yevgeny Rybalko
Involved TV Channel
    Czech Television,
    ARTE - G.E.I.E.,
    Current Time TV
    Czech Television,
    ARTE - G.E.I.E.,
    Current Time TV
World Sales
    Deckert Distribution GmbH
    Deckert Distribution GmbH
Screening copy
    Deckert Distribution GmbH
    Deckert Distribution GmbH

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