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The Scientist, The Imposter and Stalin: How to Feed the People
7.3 / 10• 2018• 56m•NR• French
DocumentaryHistoryTV Movie
Storyline
The documentary tells two very different human fates in the 1920s Soviet Union. Nikolai Vavilov was a botanical genius, Trofim Lyssenko was an agronomist who made great promises and fake inventions. Each of them tried to solve the country's nutritional problem, but only one succeeded.
Cast & Crew
Marina Vlady
(voice)
LeadWhat People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Gulya Mirzoeva's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Scientist, The Imposter and Stalin: How to Feed the People is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
