In 1953, the year Stalin died, many prisoners (some political, but mostly common criminals) were released from the Soviet Gulags. This is the story of a remote settlement which was under attack by a bunch of these recently-released blood-thirsty thugs in the summer of 1953, and the townspeople, along with a two political prisoners, who try to stop them.
Release Date | December 3, 1988 | |
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Status | Released | |
Original Title | Холодное лето пятьдесят третьего | |
Runtime | 1h 41min | |
Budget | — | |
Revenue | — | |
Language | Russian | |
Original Language | Russian | |
Production Countries | Soviet Union | |
Production Companies | Mosfilm |