Burnt by the Sun (1995)

Movie"A moving and poignant story set against the corrupt politics of the Stalinist era."
Audience Score
71
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R 2 hr 15 minApr 21st, 1995DramaBurnt by the Sun Trilogy PosterPart of Burnt by the Sun Trilogy
Russia, 1936: revolutionary hero Colonel Kotov is spending an idyllic summer in his dacha with his young wife and six-year-old daughter Nadia and other assorted family and friends. Things change dramatically with the unheralded arrival of Cousin Dmitri from Moscow, who charms the women and little Nadia with his games and pianistic bravura. But Kotov isn't fooled: this is the time of Stalin's repression, with telephone calls in the middle of the night spelling doom - and he knows that Dmitri isn't paying a social call...
StarringNikita MikhalkovOleg MenshikovIngeborga Dapkūnaitė
DirectorNikita Mikhalkov

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:April 21st, 1995
Movie Budget:$2,800,000
Movie Box Office Gross:$2,616,503 (Worldwide)
Original Language:Russian
Executive Producers:Armand Barbault, Leonid Vereshchagin
Production Companies:Caméra One, Canal+, Studio Trite
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Burnt by the Sun Trilogy

Russia, 1936: revolutionary hero Colonel Kotov is spending an idyllic summer in his dacha with his young wife and six-year-old daughter Nadia and other assorted family and friends. Things change dramatically with the unheralded arrival of Cousin Dmitri from Moscow, who charms the women and little Nadia with his games and pianistic bravura. But Kotov isn't fooled: this is the time of Stalin's repre