The subject matter is incredibly dark. I felt the pacing was a bit slow for a 101-minute runtime; it sometimes felt more like a TV movie. However, the psychological aspect of the investigation and the sheer terror of the victims were captured perfectly.

I was fascinated by the pitch and the short excerpt. The idea of exploring how a community unconsciously protects a threat like a drug dealer out of sheer self-preservation is brilliant. Fiona’s 'badger-like' journalism makes for some very sharp character interactions on the page

Horrifying...

An amazing film. One of the best I have ever seen in my life. Powerful, deep, and enlightening. It is about the strength, purity, courage, intellect, and kindness of a great man - M. Kikhia. About his beautiful and highly dignified family. After watching this film, it makes you want to become purer and brighter too. Thank you!!!

An amazingly sunny and inspiring film. What beautiful people. So much kindness and love. How great it is that we are all so different and yet so united when genuine communication and interaction succeed! Thank you!

The film shook me to the core. Many things were unknown to me. The format and visual presentation of the information in the film seemed a bit exaggerated, which in no way diminishes the colossal tragedy of the beautiful city and its people. Thank you!

A very beautiful, interesting, and unusual film. For the first time, I saw the underwater world through the eyes of technical divers. Amazing people and stories. How softly and delicately they touch upon hidden "unfinished stories". How the destinies of different countries intertwine through the depths. The commonality of different nations is revealed through tragedies without judging who is right or wrong. Just facts in the meditative beauty and depth of the world and history. Thank you!

A very touching biopic, though I wish we heard a bit more about his personal relationships in Paris.

ჩვეულებრივ ბიოგრაფიულ დოკუმენტურ ფილმებს არ ვუყურებ, მაგრამ ამ კაცის ისტორია მართლა დაუჯერებელია. ციმბირიდან პარიზში ჩასვლა და კინოვარსკვლავად ქცევა, ეს თავისთავად უკვე მაგარი სიუჟეტია! ცოტა დინამიკა მაკლდა შუა ნაწილში, უფრო ტრადიციული სატელევიზიო ფორმატი აქვს, თუმცა მაინც საინტერესო იყო მისი ძველი ფილმების კადრების ნახვა.

ძალიან ემოციური და ძლიერი ფილმია. საბჭოთა რეპრესიებმა და იძულებითმა ემიგრაციამ ბევრი ნიჭიერი ადამიანი გაანადგურა, და ეს ჩვენთვის, საქართველოშიც ძალიან ნაცნობი ტკივილია. ინკიჟინოვის ბედი ტრაგედიაა, მაგრამ მისი ევროპული წარმატება, შთამაგონებელი. ის, რომ მისი სახელი 70 წელი აკრძალული იყო, უბრალოდ შემაძრწუნებელია. რეჟისორმა შესანიშნავი სამუშაო შეასრულა.

Вообще конечно, надо отдать парню должное - прославиться в европейском кино в те времена, приехав из сибирской деревни, это серьезное достижение. Не стал бы пересматривать, но уважаю его путь. Хороший фильм!

Я обожаю фильмы об актерах и старом кино, так что это прямо мое! Так грустно, что он прожил в вынужденной эмиграции 43 года, а его имя было под запретом. Прямо чувствуется трагедия человека, оторванного от своих корней. В середине темп немного провисает, и мне бы хотелось увидеть больше отрывков из его реальных ролей в европейских фильмах, но в целом это очень трогательный портрет стойкости.

What a tragic and majestic figure! The scale of the post-1917 emigration is usually told through the lens of the Russian aristocracy, but seeing it through the eyes of a Buryat actor in Paris is a completely fresh perspective. Artem Burlov managed to restore a missing puzzle piece of European cinema history. The ending with the pilot and the Arc de Triomphe was very poetic. A beautiful tribute.

I have to admit, I knew nothing about Valery Inkizhinov before this film. It’s crazy to think that someone could be so famous in European cinema and completely erased from history in his own homeland for 70 years! The story of his family, progressive teachers from a tiny Siberian settlement, is fascinating. The documentary felt a bit traditional in its structure, like a classic TV biopic, but the story itself is strong enough to keep you watching.

To be completely honest, documentaries about mental disabilities aren't really my thing. I usually go for horror or comedy. But because it was only a 25-minute short, I watched. And I'm really glad I did! The kids are surprisingly funny and genuine. The rehearsals were chaotic but extremely charming. It actually left me with a big smile on my face.