Gorbachev. Heaven

dir. Witalij Manski/Latvia, Czech Republic/2020/100 min.

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, awaiting the moment when he will be called to join the list of the 20th century’s most consequential figures. History will judge Gorbachev, but Gorbachev presents his own, final testimony.

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projection time:

100 min.
country/year:

Latvia, Czech Republic /2020
director:

Witalij Manski
pictures:

Aleksandra Iwanowa, Michaił Gorobczuk
production:

Natalia Manskaia, Vit Klusak, Filip Remunda / Hypermarket Film
awards :

2020 – IDFA Amsterdam

sections:

We Can Be Heroes
contests:

Millennium Bank Award – Grand Prix The City of Poznań Freedom Award
tags:

biopic history politics seniors