From Slavery to Freedom
Synopsis
FROM SLAVERY TO FREEDOM portrays the story of Soviet “Refuseniks” through the prism of Natan Sharansky’s biography.
In 1977, Sharansky, a famous human rights activist, was arrested on charges of spying for the USA, treason and anti-Soviet agitation.
The film takes you back to a Soviet era where there was an overwhelming sense of fear and insecurity in the face of the system.
No single person symbolizes the era more than Natan Sharansky, who defied the entire Soviet system in his fight for freedom and national identification. After spending years in prison he ultimately won the struggle, paving the way for all of the Soviet Jewry.
Credits
Director(s)
Arkady Kogan
Producer(s)
Alexander Levin
Executive Producer(s)
Alexander Levin
Cinematography
Anatoliy Petriga, Mark Inberg, Mikhail Dal, Andrey Vetoshkin, David Rudoy, Denis Paduchev, Beata Bubenetz
Editor
Evgeniya Shustikov
Original Language
Russian
Subtitles
English
Animation
Liza Skvortsova
Broadcaster
Channel 9 - Israel
Sound Desig
Galina Siver
Festival Highlights
Silicon Valley Jewish Film Festival , USA, 2021
Palm Springs Jewish Film Festival , USA, 2020
St. Louis Jewish Film Festival , USA, 2020
Westchester Jewish Film Festival (Jacob Burns Film Center) , USA, 2020
Iranian American Jewish Federation , USA, 2020
Temple Beth El, Springfield , USA, 2020
Houston JCC , USA, 2020
Boulder Jewish Film Festival , USA, 2020
Fort Myers Jewish Film Festival , USA, 2020
Israfest Foundation (LA Israeli Film Festival) , USA, 2019
Boston Jewish Film Festival , USA, 2019
Chicago Festival of Israeli Cinema , USA, 2019
UK Jewish Film Festival, UK, 2019
Washington Jewish Film Festival, USA, 2019
Kyiv Jewish Forum, Ukraine, 2019
