Sententia

Overview

Devoted to the last days of Soviet writer, poet, and Gulag survivor Varlam Shalamov, this film follows the efforts of two of Shalamov’s most devoted admirers to preserve the author’s legacy. Having lost his sight and hearing and living in a retirement home, he carried on doing the only thing that mattered to him — writing — until his final breath. This film is a testament to the value of writings that tell the unpalatable truths of the 20th century. To evoke the gritty texture of the Soviet world, Sententia is shot on 16mm black and white film.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

December 17, 2020

Original language

Russian

Spoken languages

Russian

Countries

Russia

Production

Rock Films

Cast

Ivan Krasko,Fyodor Lavrov,Alyona Konstantinova,Miriam Sekhon,Valery Zhukov,Sergey Marin,Yuliya Marchenko,Alexandr Ryazantsev,Pavel Tabakov

Director

Dmitry Rudakov

Writer

Dmitry Rudakov

Producer

Kira Saksaganskaya,Mikhail Shchukin,Pavel Gorin,Elena Bystrova,Lyubov Sviblova,Alexey Uchitel

Cinematography

Alexey Filippov

Music

Stepan Sevastyanov

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt12077076