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There Were Seven Simeons
Il était une fois les sept Siméon
Herz Frank
Vladimir Eisner
1989 Soviet Union 90 minutes Russian

The tragic destiny of the Ovechkin family was determined on March 8th, 1988: an abortive hijacking bid to leave the USSR ended in suicide or prison. In 1986, the filmmakers Herz Frank and Vladimir Eisner had completed The Seven Simeons, on the seven Ovetchkin brothers’ jazz band. They reworked their film in the light of the 1988 events, in an attempt to understand the reasons and implications of the Ovechkin drama.

Production :
Studio de Sibérie
Distribution :
Documentaire sur Grand Ecran
Editing :
A. Golovanov; T. Zyryanova
Sound :
T. Konovalova
Photography :
Evgueni Korzun

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