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Artdocfest in Tashkent
Artdocfest in Tashkent
Sacred ground
- Sergey Kozmin
- Russia
- 2019
- 64 min
- Russian
- English
Some time ago they would come here to walk their dogs, play with their kids or jog. Today they are two hostile parties fighting over a patch of ground in a park.
Every Sunday half of them come to pray by a wooden cross, and another half is there to defend a small spot of land, which they want to stay public.
Who could have imagined such a confrontation in a country which had been fully secular, even atheistic for decades? Still, a collision between orthodox believers and local dwellers, who don’t want to have a new church instead of a park or a public garden is quite common in the Russian capital these days.
“200 Churches” development project started by Russian Orthodox Church in cooperation with Moscow government provoked several severe conflicts in the city.
The film focuses on a story of Torfyanka, a small park where contention between the believers and park defenders has turned into a severe struggle with night watches, physical fights and mutual offence.
Film crew
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Director:Sergey Kozmin
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Screenwriter:Sergey Kozmin
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Cinematographer:Sergey Kozmin
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Producer:Sergey Kozmin, Artyom Vassiliev, Julia Shaginurova
Information
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Film studio:Sergey Kozmin, Metra Films
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Language:Russian
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Subtitles:English
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Artdocfest 2019Awards
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Lavr doc 2019Second round