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Stuart Urban's documentary attempts to unravel the truth about the Second World War experiences of his father, a charismatic Jewish doctor who escaped both the Nazi concentration camps and time spent in a Russian gulag. It is a profoundly moving, deeply compelling documentary that has at its heart a charismatic and enigmatic man who lived through and some of the worst excesses of twentieth century history and through ingenuity, cunning and compromise survived.
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United Kingdom released, PAL/Region 0 DVD: LANGUAGES: English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 ), SPECIAL FEATURES: Cast/Crew Interview(s), Interactive Menu, Scene Access, SYNOPSIS: Tovariche: I Am Not Dead explores the remarkable story of Garru Urban as his son set out to reveal the cleverly constructed truth of his father who survived both Nazi concentration camps and Russian gulags, and may or may not be an international spy. SCREENED/AWARDED AT: British Independent Film Awards, ...Tovarisch, I Am Not Dead
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
This is a true story,a son's tribute to his father, whose life spanned the great events of the 20th Century. Caught in Poland at the outbreak of World War II, 'Tovarisch' fled from the Nazis only to be arrested by the NKVD (forerunner of the KGB), and despatched to the gulag. He made a daring escape from the camp in the far north, through Moscow and on to Tashkent, but the NKVD caught up with him and he was beaten and tortured in an attempt to turn him into a spy. Defiant throughout, he survives to practice medicine in the Ukraine. At war's end he returns to the town of his childhood to find all his relations have perished either at the hands of the Nazis, or of Ukrainian fascists who murdered many who knew too much about their co-operation with the occupying forces. Except for one brother who survived and escaped to Israel. 'Tovarisch' survived and emigrated first to Venezuela, then the UK. The son returns with his father to seek the NKVD file in the early years of the downfall of the Soviet Union in the early nineties..... many tantalizing questions remain unanswered.....
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
This documentary is an inspirational story of one man's strength during the holocaust and gulag. Filled with wonderful archive and family video footage alongside one man's story of his father through the eyes of a camera - encountering personal and political moments. A must see for any history enthusiast or documentary lover alike.
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