The Russian Culture Ministry has denied a distribution certificate to a new film by Aleksandr Sokurov, the award-winning director told Russian media on October 15. The film, Fairy Tale, centers around four main characters who meet in hell: Josef Stalin, Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, and Winston Churchill. Sokurov, whose film premiered in August at the Locarno Film Festival in Switzerland, told Interfax that the denial of permission to distribute the film in Russia was given "without explanation." Sokurov added that it would be "impossible" to appeal the decision. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Russian Service, click here.
Film Featuring Hitler, Stalin, Mussolini, And Churchill Meeting In Hell Barred In Russia
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