Film
Russia's Open Book: Writing in the Age of Putin
- Age rating
- G
- Director
- Paul Mitchell
- Year
- 2013
Who is the new Tolstoy, Dostoevsky, or Gogol waiting to be discovered by the English-speaking world? Hosted by actor, author, and activist Stephen Fry, focuses on six authors whose vibrant, idiosyncratic work continues to gain traction with a global audience: Dmitry Bykov, Mariam Petrosyan, Zakhar Prilepin, Anna Starobinets, Vladimir Sorokin, and Lyudmila Ultiskaya. With contributions from their literary critics, publishers, and peers, the film features extensive interviews with each author.
Top cast
Directed by
Paul Mitchell, Sarah Wallis
Written by
Sarah Wallis, Paul Mitchell
Produced by
Sarah Wallis, Paul Mitchell
