Far Eastern Golgotha
85'
Russia 2021
16+
debut, documentary, drama, tragicomedy
| Director | Julia Sergina |
| Scriptwriter | Julia Sergina |
| DOP | Vladislav Bahanovich, Arseny Cytacki |
| Producer | Alexander Balashov, Karina Sharafutdinova |
| Studio | AZBUKI |
Festivals
| 2021 | MIFF (Jury special prize, Special Prize of Non-Fiction Film and Television Guild) |
| 2021 | Krakow Film Festival (The Golden Horn) |
| 2021 | Docs Ireland |
| 2021 | Flahertiana (Special mention for directing) |
| 2021 | West Lake International Documentary Festival |
| 2021 | Raindance Film Festival |
| 2021 | POFF Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival |
| 2021 | Media Festival Man in Danger |
| 2021 | Russian Film Week London |
| 2021 | Stalker |
| 2022 | DocPoint |
| 2022 | International Unseen Festival Filme Sozialak |
| 2022 | Verzio International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival |
A taxi driver Viktor Toroptsev from an endangered city in the Far East of Russia, decides that a critical moment has already arrived in his life. He starts a You-tube channel, where he begins publishing evidence of total poverty and lack of rights of his people and gathering a team of soulmates.
Victor is sure that he must save his city and all of Russia from inevitable death so he goes on the crucial journey of his life, without knowing what chain of events he launched.
Julia Sergina
Julia Sergina was born in 1995 in Moscow. Graduated from the e Russian State University of Cinematography (VGIK), Sergei Miroshnichenko's non-fiction film workshop. Laureate of the «Laurel Branch» prize for the best debut in a documentary (film "Therapy"), and other Russian festivals. Co-founder of the STAYA.DOC documentary film studio.