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Siberia, prison, beauty pageants. Through the prism of a beauty pageant staged by female inmates of a Siberian prison camp emerges a complex narrative of the lives of the first generation of women to come of age in Post-Soviet Russia. |
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"Taking as her subject the fascinating oddity of women inmates in a Siberian prison putting on an annual fashion show, first-time filmmaker Maria Yatskova has made a telling documentary about social chaos in post-Soviet Russia. The fashion show is merely her way at getting at the truth about a nation in free fall from dictatorial paternalism to capitalist indifference to its citizens. "Siberian camp UF-91/9 must be one of the dreariest places on Earth, both inside and out. This is a prison for women, most of whom are incarcerated on drug or assault charges. To lift everyone's spirits, the authorities have hit upon an annual fashion show where several of the young women strut the catwalks in their own outrageous designs. "Bottom Line: A smashing debut by a young documentarian who discovers a unique way to investigate contemporary Russian society." HOLLYWOOD REPORTER |
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Miss Gulag Tuesday, March 4 Russian-langage with Director: Country of Origin: Country of Focus: Length: |
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