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Do Not August, 1991

Do Not August, 1991

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Status

Released

Release Date

Mar 10, 1994

Runtime

0h 7m

Genres

Documentary, History

User Score

100%

Original Title

Do Not August, 1991

Director

Dmitri Frolov

Description

The film was made in the days of the August 1991 coup in Leningrad, USSR . Respecting the manner of a proprietary parallel cinema with the use of hand-held camera . Subsequently, Lars von Trier in his " Dogma " went on the same way , using a handheld camera without a tripod or placing special light. The soundtrack of the film is the soundtrack Emergency Committee appeal for the All-Union Radio August 19, 1991 . The film captured the moment of change red tricolor flag on the roof of the Mariinsky Palace on August 20, 1991.