Burnt by the Sun

Burnt by the Sun was a powerful movie. Many aspects of the movie, including the cast, music, and setting helped create this powerful effect. What seemed most powerful to me was the way each character interacted with each other. The relationships portrayed in this movie have an international appeal. (family, friends, marriage) As the title of the movie suggests, many of these relationships were destroyed by the Soviet regime. Burnt by the Sun is a title which conveys the terror and totalitarian power that existed during this dark period in Russian history. One could say that overtime, the Russian people were just brutally burnt out by their own government. When watching this movie, I felt it was made not only for the Russian people, but for the world. I really felt this when seeing Col. Sergei Petrovich Kotov and his family. His relationship with his daughter is one that transcends any language barrier. With its reoccurring theme of family and friends, Burnt by the Sun was certainly intended for an international audience. Perhaps the film can serve as a warning from history and help us remember all the victims who were "burnt by the sun."