In the Turmoil of the Russian Revolution

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The Story

Original title: Le Tragique Destin des Romanov : treize années à la cour de Russie

2017 marks the centenary of one of the most significant events of the 20th century - the Russian Revolution. Using the private journals of Pierre Gilliard, tutor to the Romanov children, this film is an intimate and eye-opening account of the Russian Imperial family in those days of turmoil. How did they get through their days? How did they perceive their lives as their world crumbled around them?