29 Oct 2019
Village of Women
Only women, children and old people live in this Armenian village, while the men work in Russia. A life with a rhythm of its own, an independent daily life marked nonetheless by exile.
The Romanovs: Glory and Fall of the Czars
Yekaterinburg, Russia, July 17th, 1917. Czar Nicholas II Romanov and his entire family are brutally murdered by the Bolsheviks. This tragic event puts an end to the long dynasty that had ruled the country with an iron hand since the coronation of Michael I Romanov in 1613.
Top Billed Cast
Irina Sherbakova Herself - Historian
Viktor Yerofeyev Himself - Writer
Paul Edward Kulikovsky Himself - Descendant
Ludmila Kulikovsky Herself - P. Kulikovsky's Wife
Julia Demidova Herself - Peter and Paul Fortress Sub-director
Sergei Mironenko Himself - Historian
Czar Nicholas II of Russia Himself (archive footage)
Czarevitch Alexei Nikolaevich Himself (archive footage)
Czarina Alexandra Feodorovna Herself (archive footage)
Владимир Ленин Himself (archive footage)
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