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Censored (2019)
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Original name: Заборонений
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Ukraine, Russia
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
This is a metaphorical story about the tragic and mysterious death of the most powerful poet of 1960s, human rights activist, hero of Ukraine Vasyl Stus and his struggle with the Soviet system. The events of the film unfold during the last attempt by the KGB to seduce the poet with a whimsical "freedom".
Style:
psychological, thought provoking, serious, political, captivating, disturbing, tense, intellectual, bleak, melancholic ...
Plot:
human rights, kgb, poet, fighting the system, writer's life, writers, heroes, historical figure, social activist, activist, historical character, freedom fighter, totalitarianism, poetry, oppression, biopic, struggle, prison, sacrifice, resistance, interrogation, realism, surveillance, tragic hero, activism ...
Time:
60s, 1960s
Place:
ukraine
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