Refusenik
Brief Synopsis
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Chronicles the thirty-year international movement to free Soviet Jews. What started as a small grassroots movement bold enough to take on a Cold War superpower blossomed into an international human rights crusade that engaged the disempowered and world leaders alike. Activists on both sides of the I
Cast & Crew
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Laura Bialis
Director
Zev Yaroslavsky
Vladimir Slepak
Anatoly Shcharansky
Yuli Edelstein
Valery Panov
Film Details
MPAA Rating
Genre
Documentary
Release Date
2008
Production Company
Foundation For Documentary Projects
Distribution Company
Abramorama Entertainment/Foundation for Documentary Projects; Abramorama Entertainment; Foundation For Documentary Projects
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 56m
Synopsis
Chronicles the thirty-year international movement to free Soviet Jews. What started as a small grassroots movement bold enough to take on a Cold War superpower blossomed into an international human rights crusade that engaged the disempowered and world leaders alike. Activists on both sides of the Iron Curtain--many of whom survived punishment in Soviet Gulag labor camps--tell their stories.
Director
Laura Bialis
Director
Film Details
MPAA Rating
Genre
Documentary
Release Date
2008
Production Company
Foundation For Documentary Projects
Distribution Company
Abramorama Entertainment/Foundation for Documentary Projects; Abramorama Entertainment; Foundation For Documentary Projects
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 56m
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Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States May 23, 2008
Released in United States Spring May 9, 2008
Released in United States Spring May 9, 2008 (Seattle)
Released in United States May 23, 2008 (Los Angeles)
