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Dir(s): Aliona van der Horst
Program: International Spectrum
Run Time: 60 | Netherlands | Language: (Subtitled in English) Russian
View the trailer for Boris Ryzhy on the Hot Docs YouTube channel
A winner of Russia's most prestigious award for poetry and the author of more than 1,000 poems, Boris Ryzhy was talented, handsome, and famous. Born to an intellectual family in the industrial city of Yekaterinenburg, he was a hooligan and boxing champion in his teens, comfortable with the generation of criminals and bodyguards he grew up with. So why did he take his own life at 26? Aliona van der Horst's quest to answer this question sees her visiting the rough streets of Yekaterinenburg-where crime flourished after the fall of Communism-as well as Ryzhy's sister, wife, and son. Ryzhy's recordings of his poems, which convey a harsh reality with incredible tenderness, act as a kind of tour guide to his life and his psyche. What emerges is a penetrating portrait of the perestroika generation, as well as an affectionate, melancholy, and soulful portrait of a complex life.
Director(s) : Aliona van der Horst
Producer(s) : Frank van den Engel
Executive Producer(s) : Jorinde Sorée, Frederik Nicolai
Cinematographer(s) : Maasja Ooms, Aliona van der Horst
Editor(s) : Maasja Ooms, Aliona van der Horst
Boris Ryzhy deals with the following subjects: Russian Culture & Issues, Urban Tales, Writers & Poets
Boris Ryzhy will be presented at the following times and locations.
| Time | Films | Venue | Tickets | Calendar |
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| 7:00 pm Wed, May 6 |
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| 2:15 pm Fri, May 8 |
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The following titles are in the International Spectrum category along with Boris Ryzhy.
People who added Boris Ryzhy to their My Hot Docs calendar also added the following films.
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