Spiritual voices [videorecording] / a film by Alexander Sokurov.
ISBN
1565804376
Published
Chicago, IL : Facets Video, c2004.
Physical Description
2 videodiscs (340 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Notes
Originally released in 1995.
Includes "Soldier's dream," 11-min. short film by Sokurov ; DVD-ROM section with editor's notes, biography.
Russian with English, French, German, Italian and Spanish subtitles.
Summary
Alexander Sokurov accompanied Russian troops to a military post at the Tajikistan/Afghanistan border to film their experiences. He chronicles the downtime, the isolation, the mood of futility that afflicts the troops and the harsh environment.