Resilience Life stories of Russian Centenarians
In 1917 Russia was wracked by revolution, famine, war, and unrest. And yet, all that year children were born. This is a film about some of those children, 100 years later. RESILIENCE captures their unbelievable life stories.
Running Time
26 mins
Year
2017
Kanopy ID
3434720
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