If you're trying to grasp the mindset of the Russian people and their obsession with WWII, which is totally understandable because the Soviet Union lost around 27 million people during the war, do yourself a favor and watch this 1hour 30 minute long documentary about the 2017 Victory Day celebrations at Berlin's Soviet War Memorial, filmed in the style of a Terrence Malick's movie. There's no background commentary or narration, just you the viewer observing people participating in the celebrations. Somewhat boring if you lack patience to sit through a documentary with no sense of direction. I have my disagreements with what Putin is doing now to Ukraine since Feb 24, 2022 but my hats off to the Russian people when it comes to honoring their veterans of WW2 in a stylistic manner that invokes bitter sweet memories of the "Great Patriotic War". I rate this a 5 out of 10. Not good but not bad either. So-So.
Plot summary
Every year, on the 9th of May, people gather in Treptower Park in Berlin. They come dressed in their best outfits or in Soviet military uniform. They carry flags, banners and posters. They lay flowers at the monument to the Soviet soldier; they sing, dance and drink. They celebrate the victory of the Soviet Union over Nazi Germany.The film is a direct reportage from Treptower Park 72 years after the victory.
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March 24, 2023 at 10:29 PM