Fresh
My Perestroika has the quality of a candid conversation with long-lost cousins from another country.
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail
My Perestroika
2010 · 1h 28m · Not Rated
Documentary, History
Directed by
Robin Hessman
Overview
Tells the story of five people from the last generation of Soviet children who were brought up behind the Iron Curtain. Just coming of age when the USSR collapsed, they witnessed the world of their childhood crumble and change beyond recognition. Through the lives of these former schoolmates, this intimate film reveals how they have adjusted to their post-Soviet reality in today's Moscow.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
93%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Like all of us, they are looking back on the best and most brilliant times of youth. It's a universal longing that knows no politics.
Linda Barnard, Toronto Star
Fresh
"My Perestroika" is specific to Russia, of course, but the juvenile certainty and conformity it chronicles seem universal.
Mark Jenkins, Washington Post
Fresh
It not only evocatively captures the Russian spirit and the yearnings of a generation, but it also masterfully chronicles the historic collapse of the Soviet Union and its complex aftermath.
David Lewis, San Francisco Chronicle
Fresh
The openness of these people is often astonishing -- and a sign of hope.
Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor
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