Angels of Revolution Review

If someone were to tell of a little film that’s like Wes Anderson making a Soviet historical piece, your interest in witnessing this would depend entirely on your propensity for quirkiness and absurdity (and Russia). This is akin to what Aleksey Fedorchenko has created, however, and Angels of Revolution is a worthwhile experience. Purportedly based on true events in 1934, during the Kazym rebellions, a legendary Communist fighter, Polina, is tasked by the Soviet government to bring order and right to the far north of the land: the native people – Khanty and Nenets – have so far refused the new ideology, preferring to believe in their gods and goddesses, something completely unacceptable to the growing might of the Soviet Union. Polina travels north with five of her artistic friends, including a film director and a composer, trusting in their belief that art can be revolutionary.

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