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The Cold Summer of 1953

1988

A grim, slow-burning siege that tightens like a noose, mixing historical weight with raw, desperate violence.

Overview: In 1953, the year Stalin died, many prisoners (some political, but mostly common criminals) were released from the Soviet Gulags. This is the story of a remote settlement which was under attack by a bunch of these recently-released blood-thirsty thugs in the summer of 1953, and the townspeople, along with a two political prisoners, who try to stop them.
How it feels: Dark, tense, bleak and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Survival, violence, justice, betrayal
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 3 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: survival
violence
justice
betrayal
isolation
Places: small town
countryside
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild