TV series

Russia 1985-1999: TraumaZone

2022 · 1 season

A hypnotic, mournful collage of archive footage that drifts over decades of upheaval, leaving a heavy sense of loss and unease.

Overview: What it felt like to live through the collapse of communism and democracy. A series of films by Adam Curtis.
How it feels: Bleak, melancholic, eerie and tense. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Politics, power, corruption, survival
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: bleakstrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 3 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: politics
power
corruption
survival
identity
Places: big city
countryside
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: documentary
true story
serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild