Grigori GRISHIN Григорий ГРИШИН Grigori GRICHINE Olga YAKOVLEVA (2) Ольга ЯКОВЛЕВА (2) Olga YAKOVLEVA (2)   Russia, 2010, 52 mn  Colour, documentary

My Father is a Communist ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ Мой папа коммунист    Mon papa est communiste  Moy papa kommunist

Plot synopsis

Victor Oshkin is an orthodox communist, the leader of Russian Labor party in Saratov region. His son, Alexander Oshkin, is a break-dancer, winner of international dance competitions and fitness-instructor known and recognized around the world. Father and a son are extremely different but at the same time have much in common. They both lead uncompromising desperate battle against time. The older Oshkin is fighting with current historical time that turned away from him and his ideas. The younger Oshkin is trying to defeat biological time striving to prolong his dancing career.

Selected in the following festivals :

- International Human Rights Film Festival, Moscow (Russia), 2011

- International Documentary Film Festival "Flahertiana", Perm (Russia), 2011

- Open Film Festival for students and beginners, Moscow (Russia), 2011

- Docfest on Internet, Different cities (Russia), 2

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