Aleksandr Askoldov

Aleksandr Askoldov

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Aleksandr Askoldov was born on July 17, 1932 in Kiev, Ukraine, USSR. He was a director and actor, known for The Commissar (1967), The Butterfly Hunt (1992) and Tal cual (1988). He was married to Svetlana. He died on May 21, 2018 in Gothenburg, Sweden.

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The Commissar 1967 (6.5)

Klavdia Vavilova, a Red Army cavalry commissar, is waylaid by an unexpected pregnancy. She stays with a Jewish family to give birth and is softened somewhat by the experience of family life.
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Comrade KamAZ 1972

The film tells the story of the construction of the largest industrial project of the Five-Year Plan — the Kama Auto City — in the early 1970s. It highlights the efforts of the Komsomol organization in organizing labor and everyday life for the youth, the lives of the workers, the conditions on the construction site, and the management’s attitude toward the builders.
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My Destiny Is KamAZ 1974

A documentary film about the lives of factory workers in Naberezhnye Chelny, exploring their daily routines, struggles, and dreams.