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All My Lenins (1997)

All My Lenins (1997)

Comedy Thriller

What is the historical truth? God knows.

Release Date: 1997, October 2
Directors: Hardi Volmer
Countries: Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Russia
Production: Zentropa Entertainments, YLE, Faama Film, Eesti Televisioon, Lenfilm
Cast: Indrek Taalmaa, Peeter Jakobi, Herardo Kontreras, Peeter Volkonski, Egon Nuter, Anne Paluver, Rein Oja, Epp Eespäev, Viktor Sukhorukov, Jaan Rekkor, Lauri Nebel, Peeter Kaljumäe

Overview:

Young and active nationalist Aleksander Kesküla makes up his mind to use Lenin, the Bolsheviks' leader, in order to start a revolution in Russia with German money and create a new national state of Estonia in the north-east of Russia. For security reasons, five doubles will be found and trained for Lenin. All of them are finally sent to Russia to instigate the revolution. How will the real Lenin put up with all this?

Keywords:

school diplomacy agent politician bolshevik emigrant