Winter, Go Away! - True/False Film Fest

Winter, Go Away!

With hand-held immediacy, this film captures the political tumult of modern Russia – the consolidation of power by Vladimir Putin, the youthful energy of the dissenters and the frustrations of those caught in between.
Director: Elena Khoreva, Denis Klebleev, Askold Kurov, Dmitry Kusabov, Nadezhda Leonteva, Anna Moiseenko, Madina Mustafina, Sofia Rodkevich, Anton Seregin & Alexey Zhiriakov
Runtime: 1:19
In-person: director Askold Kurov
Fest Year: 2013
In the late winter of 2012, Russia found itself at a crossroads. Vladimir Putin seeks a third, extended term as president, a position he “left” earlier to serve as prime minister. The continued consolidation of power by his party revives