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The enigma of the personality cult is revealed in the grand spectacle of Joseph Stalin's funeral.
Note: Distributed by MUBI
May 7, 2021 | Theatrical Limited (2 locations)
Other Key Dates
Sep 6, 2019 (Venice Film Festival (Italy))
Sep 13, 2019 (Toronto International Film Festival (Canada))
Sep 28, 2019 (New York Film Festival (USA))
Oct 12, 2019 (Gdansk ECS All About Freedom Festival premiere (Poland))
Nov 1, 2019 (Minsk International Film Festival (Belarus))
Nov 3, 2019 (Vienna International Film Festival (Austria))
Nov 10, 2019 (Stockholm International Film Festival (Sweden))
Dec 13, 2019 (Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival (Brazil))
Mar 1, 2020 (Glasgow Film Festival (UK))
Mar 13, 2020 (Sofia Film Festival (Bulgaria))
Sep 1, 2020 (Docaviv International Documentary Film Festival (Israel))
Sep 4, 2020 (Docs Against Gravity Film Festival (Poland))
Apr 5, 2021 (Hong Kong International Film Festival (Hong Kong))
Jun 20, 2021 (internet Midnight Sun Film Festival (Finland))
Aug 5, 2021 (IndieLisboa International Film Festival (Portugal))
$3,810
$11,342
$36,661
$48,003
Aspect Ratio: 1.37 : 1
Country of Origin: Netherlands
Unique, mostly unseen before, archive footage from March 1953, presents the funeral of Joseph Stalin as the culmination of the dictator’s personality cult. The news of Stalin’s death on March 5, 1953, shocked the entire Soviet Union. The burial ceremony was attended by tens of thousands of mourners. We observe every stage of the funeral spectacle, described by Pravda newspaper, as the Great Farewell, and receive an unprecedented access to the dramatic and absurd experience of life and death under Stalin’s reign. The film addresses the issue of Stalin’s personality cult as a form of terror-induced delusion. It gives an insight into the nature of the regime and its legacy, still haunting the contemporary world. — ATOMS & VOID