

State Funeral
The enigma of the personality cult is revealed in the grand spectacle of Stalin’s funeral. The film is based on unique archive footage, shot in the USSR on March 5 - 9, 1953, when the country mourned and buried Joseph Stalin.
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- Russian
- tradition
- political history
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United StatesUS
- PremiereNew York Film Festival28 Sept 2019
United KingdomGB
- PremiereGlasgow Film Festival1 Mar 2020
- Theatrical (limited)PG21 May 2021
CanadaCA
- PremiereToronto International Film Festival13 Sept 2019
BrazilBR
- PremiereRio de Janeiro International Film Festival13 Dec 2019
FranceFR
- Theatrical6 Jan 2020
- TVARTE18 Apr 2020
IsraelIL
- Digital / OTTDocaviv International Documentary Film Festival7 Sept 2020
ItalyIT
- PremiereVenice Film Festival6 Sept 2019
JapanJP
- Digital / OTTG14 Nov 2020
LithuaniaLT
- Theatrical22 Oct 2019
RussiaRU
- Premiere16+Art Doc Fest12 Dec 2019
- Theatrical16+5 Mar 2020
South KoreaKR
- PremiereJeonju International Film Festival28 May 2020
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State Funeral was released on 22 October 2019.
Audience reviews
1- C7/10
CinemaSerf
7/29/2024
I wasn't sure whether I wanted a narrator or not here, as we follow the activities of the days immediately following the death of Joseph Stalin in March 1953. A commentary might have helped me appreciate just who was whom as a procession of dignitaries from home and abroad, but the lack of that and the reliance on the public address announcements did work really effectively at illustrating the esteem in which this ma…
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