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Danton’s Death (2020)

Original title: Смерть Дантона

2020-08-14 · 1h 35m · RU

An avant-garde adaptation of the play by Georg Buchner about the last days of the Dantonists, representatives of the right wing of the Jacobins during the French Revolution. The director freely experiment with form and content, draws parallels with the present day and raises the question point-blank: why does the revolution, like the ancient Greek titan Kronos, always devour its children?

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Petr SkvortsovPetr SkvortsovAlexey MartynovAlexey MartynovMarina VasilyevaMarina VasilyevaVasily MikhailovVasily MikhailovAlisa KretovaAlisa KretovaMarina KaletskayaMarina KaletskayaMikhail PlutakhinMikhail PlutakhinVasiliy ButkevichVasiliy ButkevichAleksandra BortichAleksandra BortichMariya KrylovaMariya KrylovaGladston MakhibGladston Makhib

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What is Danton’s Death about?

An avant-garde adaptation of the play by Georg Buchner about the last days of the Dantonists, representatives of the right wing of the Jacobins during the French Revolution. The director freely experiment with form and content, draws parallels with the present day and raises the question point-blank: why does the revolution, like the ancient Greek titan Kronos, always devour its children?

How long is Danton’s Death?

Danton’s Death has a runtime of 95 minutes.