Burnt By The Sun Critique Burnt By The Sun takes place in Stalin-era Russia, beginning with a very peculiar scene where a young man, apparently an employee of the state, visits with this father before he goes on an assignment. The scene is then suddenly changed to the Russian countryside, where peasants are in an uproar over movement of Stalin?s tanks, which crush their wheat in the process. A local general, who turns out …
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…over two hours long. It accurately portrays the betrayal that took place in Revolutionary Russia. I believe the film is accurate and effective in depicting the monstrous evil of Stalinism that ?burned? even those who worshipped its radiance. The movie, however is fictional, and holds no concrete historical accuracy, as opposed to if it were based on a true story. The movie was made primarily to entertain, not inform, and therefore is not something reliable.