Ouverture

Ouverture

1994 · 53 min · Documentary

Documentary about the events of self-coup by president Boris Yeltsin in September and October of 1993 which led to military attack on parliament building and deaths of civilians in street fights. Fim is based on raw and uncut material shot by crew from St. Petersburg, who originally came to Moscow to cover concert by cellist Mstislav Rostropovich.

Directed by Felix Yakubson · Written by Felix Yakubson

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