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Sleeping Souls

201352 minGdocumentary

4000 kilometers from Moscow, residents of Atchinsk remain silent about the presidential campaign while anti-government protests echo from the capital.

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Alexander Abaturov

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4000 kilometers from Moscow, residents of Atchinsk remain silent about the presidential campaign while anti-government protests echo from the capital.

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Alexander Abaturov

Alexander Abaturovdirector

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Iouri, a political mercenary for United Russia, discusses the mechanics of the political system in Atchinsk, a Siberian town 4,000 km from Moscow. Residents navigate their daily lives in a building where conversations about the presidential campaign are scarce. Outside, the cold city resonates with the sounds of anti-government protests from the capital. The film captures the contrast between the quiet life in Atchinsk and the orchestrated nature of democratic processes in Russia.

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