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  • The Woman with the 5 Elephants (2009)
  • Not Rated
    93 min | Documentary
The Woman with the 5 Elephants (2009)
Not Rated
93 min | Documentary
First her father ends up in one of Stalin's prison camps, then young Svetlana herself experiences the German invasion. In order to survive she learns German at home in Kiev. She is good and gets work as a translator before ending up in a ...See moreFirst her father ends up in one of Stalin's prison camps, then young Svetlana herself experiences the German invasion. In order to survive she learns German at home in Kiev. She is good and gets work as a translator before ending up in a German camp in 1943. Now, 65 years later, she is a renowned translator who in her twilight years has translated the great works of Dostoevsky. For the first time in all these years, she returns to Kiev together with her granddaughter. Written by Göteborg International Film Festival See less
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Director
Vadim Jendreyko
Cinematographers
Niels Bolbrinker | Stéphane Kuthy
Editor
Gisela Castronari (as Gisela Castronari-Jaensch)
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Release date
Oct 23, 2010 (United States)
Awards
5 wins & 6 nominations

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