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The Cold Summer of 1953

In 1953, the year Stalin died, many prisoners (some political, but mostly common criminals) were released from the Soviet Gulags. This is the story of a remote settlement which was under attack by a bunch of these recently-released blood-thirsty thugs in the summer of 1953, and the townspeople, along with a two political prisoners, who try to stop them.

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Cast & Crew See All

Valeriy Priyomykhov
Sergey Basargin, 'Luzga'
Anatoliy Papanov
Nikolay Starobogatov, 'Kopalych'
Viktor Stepanov
Mankov

Awards

  • 1989 - Nika - Best Film - winner
  • 1989 - Nika - Best Actor - nominated
  • 1989 - Nika - Best Screenplay - nominated

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