"Freeze, Die, Come to Life"
1991
Directed by Vitaly Kanevski

The recipient of the Golden Camera Award from the Cannes International Film Festival and a European Film Award, Vitaly Kanevski depicts the brutal conditions of life in and around Stalinist labor camps as seen through the eyes of two remarkable children. This first feature by Vitaly Kanevski, who also wrote the screenplay and co-produced the film, is based on some of his own experiences during the eight years he spent growing up outside such a camp. With Pavel Nazarov, Dinara Drukarova, Yelena Popova.  Russian with English subtitles.
105 minutes.