# Burnt by the Sun (1994)

> A radiant summer retreat becomes a devastating portrait of love, betrayal, and Stalinist terror closing in on a Soviet family.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/34319

## Facts

- Runtime: 135 min
- Genres: Drama
- Director: Nikita Mikhalkov
- Cast: Oleg Menshikov, Nikita Mikhalkov, Ingeborga Dapkūnaitė, Nadezhda Mikhalkova, Vyacheslav Tikhonov, Svetlana Kryuchkova, Vladimir Ilin, Alla Kazanskaya
- TMDB rating: 6.9/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0111579/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: mild
- Mood: lyrical, warm, nostalgic, reflective evening, arthouse film night

## Synopsis

A summer of bliss turns into a harbinger of doom as family ties unravel under the weight of political repression.

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