

Cannibal Island
The Nazino Tragedy
A disturbing chapter in Russian history is explored in this documentary. In 1933, Joseph Stalin sent 6000 "unwanted" citizens of Moscow and Leningrad to a desolate Siberian island - with no food or clothes to speak of. Decades later this documentary returns to the island.
Cast
Fabrice Pierre
Ivan Portman / Narrator (voice)
Natalia Dufraisse
Taissia Chokavera

Andrei Zayats
Vassili Velichko

Anton Yakovlev
Dimitri Zepkov

Anton Kuznetsov
Kubulaiev
Boris Trenin
Self

Nicolas Werth
Self
Vadim Maksheev
Self
Vasily Khanevich
Self

Nikita Petrov
Self

Joseph Stalin
Self (archive footage)
Videos
Storyline
A disturbing chapter in Russian history is explored in this documentary. In 1933, Joseph Stalin sent 6000 "unwanted" citizens of Moscow and Leningrad to a desolate Siberian island - with no food or clothes to speak of. Decades later this documentary returns to the island.
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