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Burnt by the Sun 2: Exodus
Movie

Burnt by the Sun 2: Exodus(2010)

4.3
180Minutes

In Burnt by the Sun 2: Exodus (2010), a soldier must navigate a fantasy world dominated by war and communist crimes. He forms unlikely alliances, faces unimaginable horrors, and searches for salvation and redemption in a world consumed by chaos.

Lenin's Testament
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Lenin's Testament (2007)

8

The author of The Kolyma Stories and many other works spent 17 years in the terrible GULAG camps on Kolyma. The term that Varlam Tikhonovich received in 1929 was for distributing Lenin's letter to the congress, in which he criticized Stalin. Nowadays, this letter is called the "testament of Lenin"…

The Edge
Movie

The Edge(2010)

6.5
NR
115Minutes

In the harsh Siberian winter of 1945, a group of prisoners in a Soviet labor camp must endure hard labor, brutal conditions, and a fierce rivalry. When a German woman is brought to the camp, tensions rise as the Russian and German women clash. Amidst the struggle for survival, a daring escape plan is hatched, leading to a thrilling train race through the snow-covered landscape.

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The Cold Summer of 1953
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The Cold Summer of 1953(1988)

7.8
101Minutes

In the cold summer of 1953, a former soldier turned ex-convict gets caught up in a dangerous world of violence, revenge, and political intrigue in Moscow, Russia. As he navigates through the ruthless gangster underworld and the oppressive Soviet regime, he must confront his own past and make a fateful decision that will change his life forever.

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The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 3: From Sark to the Finish
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The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 3: From Sark to the Finish(2004)

6.8
124Minutes

The Tulse Luper Suitcases reconstructs the life of Tulse Luper, a professional writer and project-maker, caught up in a life of prisons. He was born in 1911 in Newport, South Wales and presumably last heard of in 1989. His life is reconstructed from the evidence of 92 suitcases found around the world - 92 being the atomic number of the element Uranium. The project includes three feature films, a TV series, 92 DVDs, CD-ROMs, and books.

East/West
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East/West(1999)

7.4
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PG_13
121Minutes
Coming Out of the Ice
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Coming Out of the Ice(1982)

6.4
104Minutes
Lost in Siberia
Movie

Lost in Siberia(1991)

6.7
NR
103Minutes
Where We Disappear
Movie

Where We Disappear(2019)

4.2
73Minutes

A story of survival about a woman's first night in a Soviet prison camp. After committing a crime to protect her son, Anastasia is sentenced to 12 years in a Soviet prison camp. Her arrival upsets the balance between the inmates. In a night of backstabbing and shifting alliances, she must find a way to escape and discover the hidden truth of her survival.

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The Soviet Story
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The Soviet Story(2008)

8.1
NR
86Minutes

The Soviet Story is a documentary that delves into the atrocities committed by the Soviet Union, including the gulags, famines, deportations, and genocides. It also highlights the parallels between communism and fascism, focusing on the horrors of Stalinism and the collaboration between Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union during World War II.

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Discover a curated list of movies and TV shows that explore the powerful and harrowing theme of the "Gulag". Dive into stories that depict the grim realities of the Soviet forced labor camp system, highlighting the resilience of those imprisoned and the struggle for survival. Uncover compelling narratives, gripping characters, and thought-provoking historical dramas that shed light on this dark period in history.

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