Gorbachev. Heaven

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Gorbachev. Heaven

2021,

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GORBACHEV. HEAVEN finds acclaimed director Vitaly Mansky (UNDER THE SUN) at home with a man who helped to shape the 20th-century: Mikhail Gorbachev. The Soviet leader was acclaimed as the architect of Glasnost and Perestroika, policies that gave the citizens of the Soviet Union--what Ronald Reagan called "the Evil Empire"--a chance to be free. He even tore down the Berlin Wall. But at the same time, under his rule, the Chernobyl nuclear facility exploded and its destruction was concealed. Citizens demanding independence in the Baltic states died. Soldiers wielding shovels brutally suppressed protesters in Tbilisi. Soviet tanks killed peaceful demonstrators in Baku. Under Gorbachev, the Soviet empire collapsed. He is now condemned by his own people. This intimate portrait finds Gorbachev living alone in an empty house outside Moscow, still carrying the burdens of his past.

Tim Cogshell

FilmWeek (LAist)

Nov 5, 2021

Excellent, excellent film... Most interesting of course is that we are watching how Mikhail Gorbachev is reacting to Vladimir Putin.

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Stephen Dalton

The Hollywood Reporter

Dec 19, 2020

A poetic portrait of a poignant political afterlife.

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Guy Lodge

Variety

Nov 21, 2020

More poetic character study than exacting political profile.

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Charles Solomon

FilmWeek (LAist)

Nov 5, 2021

I got very impatient with this film. It is interesting to hear Gorbachev talk... [But] he really doesn't say very much.

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Christopher Llewellyn Reed

Hammer to Nail

Oct 15, 2021

Maybe it's just a sad elegy to a lost cause. Whatever one might think of it, Gorbachev. Heaven is a testament to survival, however lonely.

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Rob Aldam

Backseat Mafia

Jun 11, 2021

Explores the major moments in his political career and gives him the opportunity to reminisce about the past.

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Mikhail Gorbachev

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Vitaliy Manskiy

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Vit Klusak

Producer

Natalia Manskaya

Producer

Filip Remunda

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GORBACHEV. HEAVEN finds acclaimed director Vitaly Mansky (UNDER THE SUN) at home with a man who helped to shape the 20th-century: Mikhail Gorbachev. The Soviet leader was acclaimed as the architect of Glasnost and Perestroika, policies that gave the citizens of the Soviet Union--what Ronald Reagan called "the Evil Empire"--a chance to be free. He even tore down the Berlin Wall. But at the same time, under his rule, the Chernobyl nuclear facility exploded and its destruction was concealed. Citizens demanding independence in the Baltic states died. Soldiers wielding shovels brutally suppressed protesters in Tbilisi. Soviet tanks killed peaceful demonstrators in Baku. Under Gorbachev, the Soviet empire collapsed. He is now condemned by his own people. This intimate portrait finds Gorbachev living alone in an empty house outside Moscow, still carrying the burdens of his past.

Director: Vitaliy Manskiy
Producer: Vit Klusak, Natalia Manskaya, Filip Remunda, Natalia Manskaia
Screenwriter: Vitaliy Manskiy, Alexander Gelman, Vitaliy Manskiy
Distributor: Icarus Films
Production Co: Vertov SIA, Arte, Vertov Studio, Hypermarket Film
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: Russian
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 15, 2021, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 28, 2022
Runtime: 1h 40m

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