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People of 1941 2001 Directed by Marlen Khutsiyev Люди 1941 года

The second World War echoes throughout the whole Khutsiyev's oeuvre. The director himself did not participate in the war: "The thing is, I didn't fight. I had been a sickly boy, so I was turned down because I still looked like a child. This is sort of like a debt I've been repaying ever since". In "People of 1941", Khutsiyev recites his favourite pieces by war poets and invokes documentary footage.

Country Russia
Production Country Russia
Language Russian
Spoken Language Russian
Production Companies Gorizont , Russiko , Yabloko
Release Date 17 June 2001
53 mins