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The Shaman

2020 · 54 min

A sober, unsettling essay on how a tyrant captured hearts, asking you to sit with uncomfortable questions about devotion and power.

Overview
How did the greatest autocrat of the 20th century, who perpetrated horrible massacres for decades, manage to win the sincere, devoted love of 20 million people and still keep it burning in many hearts today? What is the main secret of Joseph Stalin?

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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • power
  • politics
  • corruption
  • media
  • identity
Places
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror3
Humour1
Realism9
Romance0
Tension4
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
documentary
Directed by
Andrey Osipov
Written by
Odelsha Agishev
Runtime
54 min
Country
Russia
Languages
Russian

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