Devoted to the last days of Soviet writer, poet, and Gulag survivor Varlam Shalamov, this film follows the efforts of two of Shalamov’s most devoted admirers to preserve the author’s legacy. Having lost his sight and hearing and living in a retirement home, he carried on doing the only thing that mattered to him — writing — until his final breath. This film is a testament to the value of writings that tell the unpalatable truths of the 20th century. To evoke the gritty texture of the Soviet world, Sententia is shot on 16mm black and white film.
Kate Davis (Mira Sorvino), uma jovem jornalista inglesa, é enviada a trabalho para Leningrado. A Segunda Guerra Mundial está no seu auge, os nazistas já dominam metade da Europa e parte de Rússia, mas falham em Leningrado. Ao perceber que não conseguiria tomar a cidade à força, Hitler monta uma estratégia extremamente desumana. Cerca Leningrado, bloqueando o acesso de mantimentos, com o objetivo de matar de fome mais de três milhões de pessoas. Em meio a este cerco do horror, Kate e a população local, precisam tentar de todas as maneiras sobreviver e não sucumbir à fome e ao domínio do nazismo, na batalha mais cruel da Segunda Guerra Mundial.
Young prince Aleksandr has to hold out against two enemies - the Horde in the east and the Teutonic order and Sweden in the west. He discovers that some boyars are plotting against him and are ready to betray Novgorod to the Swedes and the Germans to boost their trade. Meanwhile, his best friend falls under suspicion, as somebody tries to poison the young prince at his own wedding feast. Aleksandr has no way out - to defend his people against the invaders and to find the true poisoner.
