Burnt by the Sun / Утомлённые солнцем
- Drama
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...
Burnt by the Sun is a 1994 Russian drama set during Stalin's Great Purge of 1936. The film follows a decorated revolutionary colonel whose peaceful summer dacha retreat with his family is disrupted by the mysterious arrival of a charming Moscow visitor, signaling the onset of political terror. This acclaimed period piece captures the paranoia and tragedy of Soviet repression through the lens of one family's fate.
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Wide release in United States · Rated R
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Oleg MenshikovDmitry
Ingeborga DapkūnaitėMarusya
Nadezhda MikhalkovaNadya
Vyacheslav TikhonovVsevolod Konstantinovich
Svetlana KryuchkovaMokhova
Vladimir IlinKirik
Alla KazanskayaLidia Stepanovna
Nina ArkhipovaElena Mikhailovna
Avangard Leontyevchauffeur
André OumanskyFilipp
Inna UlyanovaOlga Nikolaevna
Lyubov RudnevaLyuba- Vladimir RyabovNKVD officer
- Vladimir BelousovNKVD employee
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Burnt By The Sun (Утомлённые солнцем) [Oscar's Best Foreign Movie]
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When was Burnt by the Sun released?
The film was released on May 1, 1994.
What is the plot about?
The story takes place in Russia in 1936 during Stalin's Great Purge. A war hero colonel enjoys a peaceful summer with his wife and young daughter until a charming visitor from Moscow arrives, who the colonel suspects represents the political danger threatening his family.
Where can I watch Burnt by the Sun?
The film is available on various streaming platforms and through digital retailers, though availability varies by region and changes over time. Check your local streaming services or rental platforms for current options.
Is this film historically accurate?
Burnt by the Sun is a drama set during the documented historical period of Stalin's Great Purge in the 1930s, using this context as the backdrop for its fictional family story.
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