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Awakening (1990)

Awakening (1990)

Drama History
Release Date: 1990, February 22
Directors: Jüri Sillart
Countries: Soviet Union
Production: Tallinnfilm
Cast: Tõnu Kark, Oleg Rogatšov, Liina Tennosaar, Anne Paluver, Rein Oja, Jaan Rekkor, Hannes Kaljujärv, Andrus Vaarik, Ülle Kaljuste, Elle Kull, Väino Laes, Ene Järvis

Overview:

It is the night of March 25, 1949. A full moon hangs over Estonia. Endless rows of cattle cars are waiting to transport thousands of Estonian families, asleep in their homes, to Siberia. The Stalinist regime is ready to treat people like animals.

Keywords:

deportation siberia forced labour