Burnt By the Sun Winona Film Society

$5 Entry

Doors open at 6:00pm for gallery. Film at 6:30pm. Q&A will follow.

Please note, due to the length of the film we will start at 6:30pm.

Winner of the 1994 Academy Awards for best foreign film, this film tells the unforgettable story of a Soviet hero whose happy family is targeted by Stalin’s secret police. A lyrical film filled with beauty and warmth, it shows a man dedicated to his family and fatherland, cruelly destroyed by political paranoia.

Directed by Nikita Mikhalkov || Runtime: 135 minutes || Language: Russian with English subtitles || Release Year: 1994 || Country: Russia/France

This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.