• Town of Glory

    Town of Glory



  • Town of Glory

    Town of Glory



  • Town of Glory

    Town of Glory



  • Town of Glory

    Town of Glory



  • Town of Glory

    Town of Glory



  • Town of Glory

    Town of Glory



  • Town of Glory

    Town of Glory



  • Town of Glory

    Town of Glory



  • Town of Glory

    Town of Glory



Town of Glory

by Dmitry Bogolyubov, Anna Shishova-Bogolyubova

Town of Glory

Germany | 2020 | 80:00 min

Content Categories

Documentary
Synopsis
A heroic Soviet past and a destitute post-industrial present make the provincial town of Yelnya susceptible for the Kremlin's aggressive anti-Western propaganda leading to the militarization of society from kindergarten to pension age.
Filmed over the course of three years, this film introduces Western viewers to the small and prototypical provincial Russian town of Yelnya where people admire Vladimir Putin for making Russia great again. Yelnya has remained economically marginalized ever since the Soviet Union collapsed. But people have regained pride. They believe that president Putin is bringing back glory and power to the Russian nation. Not many object to the constant propaganda claims that fascism is threatening once again from the US and Europe, and that Russia must stand ready to defend itself. With few exceptions, Yelnyans raise their children to become good patriots. They don’t mind the eerie, all-encompassing militarization of society.
Festivals/Awards
East Doc Platform Award
DOK Leipzig Preview
Current Time TV Award
EIDF South Korea
One World Human Rights (Special Jury)
European Film Pali?
Cottbus FF
Trieste FF (Audience Award)
Trilobit Award
Cast and Crew
  • Director Dmitry Bogolyubov, Anna Shishova-Bogolyubova
  • Director of Photography Dmitry Bogolyubov
  • Editor Phil Jandaly
Original Languages

Russian

World Sales Company
First Hand Films
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Phone: +41 44 3122060

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Production Company
SAXONIA ENTERTAINMENT GmbH office Leipzig
Altenburger Str. 9, 04275 Leipzig

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Fax: +49 341 35004110

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