Virtual Friday Night Films at the Wende: Dear Comrade!

When the government raises food prices in 1962, the rebellious workers from the small industrial town of Novocherkassk go on strike. The ensuing massacre is seen through the eyes of a devout party official as she searches for her daughter. Russia’s entry into the 2021 Academy Awards meticulously reimagines early 1960s Khrushchev-era Russia and is shot in rich black and white to resemble Soviet films made at the time. The film is based on the 1962 Novocherkassk massacre, an event that was covered up by the Soviet government and shrouded in secrecy until the 1990s.

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Virtual Film Picks are inspired by the in-person Friday Night Films at the Wende program series. This selection is part of a curated list of weekly movie suggestions that can be watched at home, in conjunction with #WendeOnline.