Burnt by the SunRussian , translit.Utomlyonnye solntsemPredstoyanie is a 2010 Russian drama film directed by and starring Nikita Mikhalkov. The film consists of two parts Exodus , literally Prestanding and Citadel . It is the sequel to Mikhalkovs 1994 film Burnt by the Sun, set in the Eastern Front of World War II. Burnt by the Sunhad the largest production budget ever seen in Russian cinema 55 mln, but it turned out to be Russias biggest box office flop, and received negative reviews from critics both in Russia and abroad.
It has been five years of terror for his wife Maroussia, without the husband she believes is dead and with a daughter who has rejected her. Nadia has spent five years in hiding, proud of her father whom she refuses to disown and whom she believes is alive, despite all reports to the contrary.Mitya Oleg Menshikov survived his suicide attempt, and reluctantly continues to execute the orders of a regime he holds in contempt. Stalin, with his nation under attack by former ally Adolf Hitler, recalls many of those whom he has had exiled to the GULAG. He tries to mobilize the Soviet population by any means necessary to rise against the threat of Nazism. ........
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