Patriotic war film draws 8 million Russians as ties with West fray

A state-funded Russian film that lionizes a Soviet World War Two tank and its crew has become the second highest grossing home-grown production since the collapse of the Soviet Union, part of a Kremlin-backed drive to instill patriotism in young people.


from Reuters: Entertainment News https://reut.rs/2SgLQhd

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