Back to Kotelnitch

Back to Kotelnich is a 2003 French documentary film directed by Emmanuel Carrère. It is based on three visits Carrère made to the Russian town Kotelnich during a period of two years, from which he tells stories about the 20th century and his own family. Carrère was already an established writer and Back to Kotelnich was his debut as a film director.

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