Sobytie (The Event)

Moscow, August 1991: The failed coup against Gorbachev accelerates the end of the Soviet Union – and is celebrated worldwide as the beginning of Russian democracy. 25 years later, Loznitsa looks back. His found footage montage once again reveals the images that made history: demonstrations, power games, uncertainties. Where the historic moment promised radical change, only a new façade was unveiled.
(Florian Widegger)