Blockade

Overview

The images comprise only of material Sergei Loznitsa found in the Moscow film archives about the siege of Leningrad during World War II. By providing the originally silent images with a meticulously reconstructed soundtrack, the scenes from everyday life under siege seem to be set in the present. By not intervening in the montage but giving the scenes room to tell a story, the scenes transcend the specific historic events and lead a new life. They do not evoke memories of the past, but become a breathtaking reanimation of reality.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

June 2, 2006

Original language

Russian

Spoken languages

Russian

Countries

Russia

Director

Sergei Loznitsa

Writer

Sergei Loznitsa

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0826039