Through the prism of a beauty pageant staged by the inmates of a Siberian prison camp comes a complex narrative of the 1st generation of women to grow up in post-Soviet Russia.
Information
- Release Date:
- February 2007
- Genre:
- Documentary
- Studio:
- Neihausen-Yatskova and Vodar Films
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Kinomexanik CoverCreated about 8 months ago
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Events
2 past eventsSee All
- Beauties Behind Bars
Backroom at The Bell House
Thursday, May 14 at 7:30pm - The Documentary Channel Screening
On your TV!
Friday, February 13 at 6:00pm
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- Our 1st Poster 12:51am Feb 14
- How and when to see Miss GULAG in the USA: 2:11am Feb 13
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Updated info on tomorrow's Miss GULAG screening in Mexico can be found here: http://www.dhfilmfest.com.mx/fuera/refle
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Seventeen cameras are witnesses of the atrocities and violations that are committed on a daily basis in different parts of the globe, primarily in the so called third-world countries. Mexico, Peru, Colombia, ...
Miss GULAG will screen in Mexico as part of the Human Rights International Film Festival on Fri. Aug. 14 at 1:15pm and then again on Mon. Aug. 17 at 7:55pm. Both screenings take place at Cineapolis Diana.
Miss GULAG became a fan of SILVERDOCS - the home of our US premiere!
Miss GULAG Check out our cool double screening in Brooklyn with La Corona!
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"Beauties Behind Bars”: a double screening of Miss GULAG paired with LA CORONA hosted by Brooklyn Based’s fantastic new documentary series Drinks on the Doc.
Starting April 7 and running twice monthly through September, they pair debuts, recent festival faves, unsung classics and under-the-radar indies with recession-p...roof drink specials for the low, low price of $5.
“Beauties Behind Bars”
Thursday May 14, 7:30 pm (doors)
LA CORONA (2007) Directed by Isabel Vega & Amanda Micheli, 40 mins
MISS GULAG (2007) Directed by Maria Yatskova, 65mins
LA CORONA follows four very different contestants as they vie for the title of prison beauty queen in the women’s penitentiary in Bogotá, Colombia. Miss GULAG explores the individual destinies of three women coming of age in Post-Soviet Russia through the prism of a beauty pageant in a Siberian prison camp.
Miss GULAG just got some nice press in Russia, check out the link for the full article (in Russian) and the neat magazine cover below.
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Miss GULAG FINAL BROADCAST TONIGHT - Friday, March 27th, 2009 - 9:45 PM EST on the The Documentary Channel. Last chance!
Miss GULAG BROADCAST TONIGHT! Monday, March 16, 6pm EST on the Documentary Channel. Tune in!
Miss GULAG is a week away from the next broadcast: Monday, March 16th, 6pm on the Documentary Channel
Miss GULAG A few photos of the crew at work. These were taken by the administration at the prison camp.
4 new photos
From our archives and celebrating 2 years since our World Premiere at the Berlinale - here is our very first poster art from back then...
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