Orange Winter
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Andrei Zagdansky
Matthew Gurewitsch
Alexander Genis
Alexander Goldstein
Vladimir Guyevsky
Igor Ivanov
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Synopsis
On November 21, 2004 the people of Ukraine were supposed to elect a new president. They had the choice of two candidates: Viktor Yanukovich, prime minister in the government of the very unpopular outgoing president Leonid Kuchma, and Viktor Yushchenko, a former prime minister and popular opposition leader. Viktor Yushchenko was perceived as a pro-Western, European Union-leaning candidate; Viktor Yanukovich as a pro-Russian, post-Soviet politician with a questionable past. The outgoing President, Leonid Kuchma, had an important personal stake in this election. For years the opposition had blamed him for various crimes-- from corruption to involvement in the murder of an opposition journalist. A hand-picked 'heir' was his best chance to secure post-presidential immunity. The day after the election, the state controlled media 'projected' Viktor Yanukovich a winner in what was widely believed a fraud-ridden election. The outraged populace of Kiev took to the streets staging the biggest mass protest in post-Soviet history.
Director
Andrei Zagdansky
Film Details
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Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States May 23, 2007
Released in United States October 14, 2008
Released in United States on DVD October 14, 2008
Released in United States Summer May 23, 2007
DigiBeta
color and b&w
dialogue Ukrainian, Russian and English
rtg MPAA NONE
Released in United States May 23, 2007 (New York City)
Released in United States Summer May 23, 2007
Released in United States October 14, 2008
Released in United States on DVD October 14, 2008
