Broadway. Black Sea

reż. Witalij Manski/Czechy, Niemcy, Rosja, 2002/78 min

Refugees from the Caucasian republics, Armenians, Azerbaijanis and Russians, meet on the shore of the Black Sea: they work as shop keepers, life guards, karaoke singers, or just enjoy their holidays.It all happens at a place called Broadway, which is no-where to be found on a map, not even the most detailed ones. The temporary inhabitants of Broadway construct a whole world en miniature, consisting of small carts, tents or booths parked in close, haphazard rows. The scenery, which is put up for a few weeks during the summer, bubbles with life – and in no way corresponds with ordinary daily life in Russia.

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projection time:

78 min
country/year:

Czech Republic, Germany, Russia, 2002
director:

Witalij Manski
pictures:

Paweł Kostomarow
production:

ma.ja.de. Filmproduktions GmbH
selected festivals and awards:

2002 – Visions du Réel Nyon, 2002 – IFF Jihlava, 2002 – IFF Edinburgh, 2002 – IFF Belgrad, 2002 – Hot Docs Toronto, 2002 – IDFF Sheffield

section:

Fall of the Soviet Union

Broadway. Black Sea

3 Rooms of Melancholia

Odessa… Odessa!

My Joy