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Seeds of Hunger - Ukraine 1933
6.8 / 10• 2023• 1h 8m•NR• French
DocumentaryHistoryCrime
Storyline
Between 1931 and 1933, 4 million Ukrainians were to die of hunger. This famine was not preceded by any cataclysmic weather event, nor by a war. This was an ideological crime: decided by Stalin and approved by the Politburo, with the aim of punishing Ukrainian peasants who refused the collectivization of the countryside, cultivated a strong form of nationalism and showed resistance to communist ideology. Drawing on previously unpublished material, on many Soviet films and on a number of particular points of view, including that of Welsh journalist and whistleblower Gareth Jones, this film retraces the story of that famine.
Cast & Crew
Kester Lovelace
Gareth Jones (voice)
Lead
Elisabeth Wautlet
Soviet Authorities (voice)
Less "Leslie" Clack
Edouard Herriot (voice) (as Les Clack)
Jerry Di Giacomo
Italian Consul (voice)
KS
Ken Starcevic
Walter Duranty (voice)
Bruce Sherfield
Accounts (voice)
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Guillaume Ribot's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Seeds of Hunger - Ukraine 1933 is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
