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What is State Funeral about?
State Funeral offers a glimpse into the shrouded-in-secrecy funeral of Joseph Stalin. Shot using unique and previously unseen archive footage, the documentary film revels in the grand spectacle of the tyrannical leader's funeral procession. Filmed across four days in Moscow, Prague, Berlin, Warsaw, and other major Soviet cities, this documentary showcases the enigmatic personality cult surrounding Stalin's death. Director Sergei Loznitsa carefully curates the footage to capture the eerie atmosphere, as the Soviet Union mournfully says goodbye to its leader in a series of surreal and unsettling events.
What movies are similar to State Funeral?
Some movies that have similar genres and were produced around the same time as State Funeral include The Greatest Night in Pop, They Shall Not Grow Old, An American Bombing: The Road to April 19th, Battle of Jutland: The Navy's Bloodiest Day, Tantura, Descendant.