Alena Polunina

Alena Polunina

49 (1975-12-31)
Tuapse, USSR (Russia)

Alena Polunina is a Russian filmmaker.

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Nepal Forever 2012 (5.7)

This film features two Russian communist politicians. Being committed Leninists; both of them have served several terms as city council members. Their horizons are broad, but what concerns them the most is the future of global communism. At one point, by decree of fate, their booming activities begin to expand far beyond the boundaries of their native St. Petersburg and the Russian Federation. However, the future of global communism remains unclear. What remains clear is the fact that in the modern world the tail still wags the dog. A documentary comedy.
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The Revolution That Wasn't 2009

With capitalism and corruption becoming more entrenched in Russia, a father and his teenage son gear up for a yearlong political campaign to unseat President Putin in the 2008 elections and shift the country back toward socialism. Aliona Polunina's thoughtful documentary follows Anatoly and Andrei in their struggle to recreate a revolutionary fervor in a society that seems to be embracing the materialist values of the West.
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Among The Dead, Among The Living 2024

Not far from the Great Patriotic War burial site, a spontaneous cemetery in the Lugansk region is gradually turning into a new memorial. The characters in the film have been searching for the bodies of the dead and missing since 2014, returning their names to the dead.