Operation "Wedding"

Operation "Wedding"

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2017-10-19

Leningrad, 1970. A group of young Jewish dissidents plot to hijack an empty plane and escape the USSR. Caught by the KGB a few steps from boarding, they were sentenced to years in the gulag and two were sentenced to death; they never got on a plane. 45 years later, filmmaker Anat Zalmanson-Kuznetsov reveals the compelling story of her parents, leaders of the group, "heroes" in the West but "terrorists" in Russia, even today.

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Leningrad, 1970. A group of young Jewish dissidents plot to hijack an empty plane and escape the USSR. Caught by the KGB a few steps from boarding, they were sentenced to years in the gulag and two were sentenced to death; they never got on a plane. 45 years later, filmmaker Anat Zalmanson-Kuznetsov reveals the compelling story of her parents, leaders of the group, "heroes" in the West but "terrorists" in Russia, even today.

Released

2017-10-19

Runtime

63

Director

Anat Zalmanson-Kuznetsov

Budget

$251591

Revenue

$0

Genres

Documentary

History

Language

English

Production

Ego Media

Sasha Klein Production

Israel Broadcasting Authority (IBA)

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    Philipp Bobkov

    Philipp Bobkov
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    Oleg Kalugin

    Oleg Kalugin
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    Edward Kuznetsov

    Edward Kuznetsov
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    Israel Zalmanson

    Israel Zalmanson
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    Sylva Zalmanson

    Sylva Zalmanson
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    Yona Zalmanson

    Yona Zalmanson