<p><strong>“By far the most visually beautiful film in this year's programme&hellip; perfectly evoking the Soviet films of the period.” - <em>IndieWIRE</em></strong></p>

<p>A doctor working with the first group of cosmonauts in 1961 is caught in a conflict between duty and conscience; his choice could cost him not only personal happiness and professional respect, but also his life.</p>

<p>Recalling Andrei Tarkovsky's work in its fluid camerawork and multilayered dialogue, Alexei German Jr's <em>Paper Soldier</em> is a tightly paced drama, laced with shades of Chekov, probing the moral ambiguities behind the ideological facade of post-Stalinist Russia.</p>

<p>Winner of Best Director and Best Cinematography at the 2008 Venice Film Festival.</p>

<p>“It's about the power of ideas and how, even if righteous, they could lead to human suffering and death, destroying souls.” - filmmaker Alexei German Jr</p>

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