Goodnight, Mister Stalin

Benjamin Kodboel

Shorts Competition

Two women, one a Stalin devotee and the other a vehement anti-Stalinist, are separated by generations but united by the shared loss of their fathers to war. They grapple with the contested legacy of their village of Gori, the Georgian birthplace of Joseph Stalin, in this duel over historical legacy, memory and hagiography.

This short film is part of the programme Shorts: Facing the Past.

Nominated for the Shorts Competition award

All nominations

Credits

Director: Benjamin Kodboel
Producer: Benjamin Kodboel
Year: 2024
Country of production: United Kingdom
Type: Short film
Duration: 19 minutes
Spoken language: English, Georgian
Subtitles: EN
Production company: National Film and Television School
World Sales: National Film and Television School