Awakening

Awakening

1990 · 107 min · ★ 5.6 · Drama, History

It is the night of March 25, 1949. A full moon hangs over Estonia. Endless rows of cattle cars are waiting to transport thousands of Estonian families, asleep in their homes, to Siberia. The Stalinist regime is ready to treat people like animals.

Directed by Jüri Sillart · Written by Rein Saluri

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