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Three Days and Never Again

Three Days and Never Again

1998 · 53 min · ★ 4.0 · Documentary

Alexander Birgukov shot and killed his two commanding officers. He was sentenced to death but when it was alleged that one of his victims had sexually harassed him, his sentence was commuted to life in prison. Tenderly revealing two lives lived in limbo, this film bears witness to the first and final visit of his mother, Lubyov.

Directed by Alexander Gutman · Written by Sergey Skvortsov

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