The Russians on Crow Island

The Russians on Crow Island

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Status

Released

Release Date

Apr 6, 2012

Runtime

1h 12m

Genres

Documentary

User Score

63%

Original Title

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Production Companies

F-Seitse

Director

Sulev Keedus

Description

On the Eastern border of the European Union, on the River Narva, separating Estonia and Russia, lies Crow Island. The Krenholm Manufacturing Company founded on that island in 1857 was closed down for good in 2010. There is not a single family in Narva that has not been affected by the bankruptcy of the textile factory. Unemployed men, homeless children, street beggars, drug addicts, thieves—these are the people that live in this Russian-speaking Estonian town. It is like a bad dream. Where can they find salvation? Soviet nostalgia dies hard in this town, as does rage caused by wasted lives. How can they build new lives from these ruins? Is it possible to do the impossible?