The Event (2015 film)

The Event
Directed bySergei Loznitsa
Written bySergei Loznitsa
Produced byMaria Baker-Choustova
Sergei Loznitsa
Release date
  • September 2, 2015 (2015-09-02) (Venice Film Festival)
CountriesBelgium
Netherlands
LanguageRussian

The Event (Russian: Событие) is a 2015 Russian-language Belgian-Dutch documentary film about the 1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt produced, written and directed by Sergei Loznitsa. It was screened out of competition at the 72nd edition of the Venice Film Festival.[1][2][3] It won the prize "Leipziger Ring" at the International Leipzig Festival for Documentary and Animated Film.[4]

Vladimir Putin as aide to St. Petersburg mayor Anatoly Sobchak is shown for a moment.[5]

  1. ^ Boyd van Hoeij (September 9, 2015). "'The Event' ('Sobytie'): Venice Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
  2. ^ Jay Weissberg (October 31, 2015). "Film Review: 'The Event'". Variety. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
  3. ^ Jonathan Romney (September 7, 2015). "'The Event': Review". Screen International. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
  4. ^ "The Event". Dok Leipzig. Retrieved 12 December 2023..
  5. ^ Jay Weissberg (31 October 2015). "Film Review: 'The Event'". Variety. Retrieved 12 December 2023.