2 Documentaries About Russia

These 2 documentaries, the first by a Finnish and the second by a Kazakh director, offer distinct visions about the social realities of Russia.

The 3 Rooms Of Melancholia

Pirjo Honkasalu’s cinematic documentary depicts in three parts the atmosphere of war of various aspects of the Chechen conflict in South-Western Russia.

Released: 2004, Finland, Length:  104 min, Director: Pirjo Honkasalu. Reviewed on January 14, 2008.

Bread Day

Life in a small village near St. Petersburg revolves around a bread wagon that every week brings bread to the people of the village.

Released: 1998, Russia, Length:  53 min, Director: Sergei Dvortsevoy. Reviewed on October 30, 2007.

Dvortsevoy later went on to make the feature success, Tulpan.