My motherland is checkered

My motherland is checkered

... through the bar of a police van

•13m

DocumentaryAnimationDramaWar

In a mix of 2D animation and live action, through their voices and acting, two actresses recount the lives of imprisoned women that opposed the Russian Regime and their emotional stories of suffering and anguish.

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Production

Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg

Language

RU

Status

Released

Cast

Irma Rerikh

Prisoner 1

Mariia Amelenkova

Prisoner 2

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