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Cannibal Island
“The Nazino Tragedy”
6.0 / 10• 2009• 1h 15m•NR• French
DocumentaryHistory
Storyline
A disturbing chapter in Russian history is explored in this documentary. In 1933, Joseph Stalin sent 6000 "unwanted" citizens of Moscow and Leningrad to a desolate Siberian island - with no food or clothes to speak of. Decades later this documentary returns to the island.
Cast & Crew
FP
Fabrice Pierre
Ivan Portman / Narrator (voice)
LeadND
Natalia Dufraisse
Taissia Chokavera
Andrei Zayats
Vassili Velichko
Anton Yakovlev
Dimitri Zepkov
Anton Kuznetsov
Kubulaiev
BT
Boris Trenin
Self
Nicolas Werth
Self
VM
Vadim Maksheev
Self
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Cédric Condom's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Cannibal Island is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
