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Here's to You and Us!

Name: Here's to You and Us!
Director: Andrey Smirnov
Released: 2023
Duration: 151 min

Representation Score

5.8/10

Fair

2023

Director

Andrey Smirnov

Runtime

151 minutes

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Andrey Smirnov’s drama succeeds as a critical historical examination of the Stalinist era. By focusing on the Petkevich family in a communal Moscow apartment, the film shifts the focus from state propaganda to the lived experience of those targeted by systemic corruption. The film's primary strength lies in its refusal to romanticize the period. Instead, it highlights the tension between individual ability to act and a monolithic, oppressive political structure, particularly through the lens of ethnic persecution. While the film excels at deconstructing state-mandated morality and exploring ethnic identity, it offers limited representation of LGBTQ+ or disability issues. The focus remains on the political and domestic pressures of 1952.

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Category Breakdown

Does Here's to You and Us! have LGBTQ+ representation?

Limited

The film does not include any explicit LGBTQ+ character arcs or non-straight identities. The narrative focuses on the political and ethnic persecutions of the 1950s.

How does Here's to You and Us! portray gender?

Fair

Women such as Ariadna and Angelina Fyodorovna navigate a high-stakes political environment within a multi-generational household. The setting suggests that traditional 1950s Soviet gender roles persist.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Here's to You and Us!?

Good

The film centers on the 'case of doctors' and antisemitism, showing the ability to act of ethnic groups facing systemic state-sponsored prejudice. It aims to highlight the experiences of these groups.

How does Here's to You and Us! represent religion and culture?

Excellent

The film challenges the official narrative by depicting the Soviet state as corrupt and oppressive. It emphasizes individual dignity and subjective ethics over the dictates of the Communist Party.

Does Here's to You and Us! include disability representation?

Minimal

There is no specific information regarding the portrayal of physical or neurodivergent disabilities in the narrative.

Present on Screen

Strong exploration of ethnic identity through the lens of historical antisemitism and the 'case of doctors'.
Effective deconstruction of state-mandated morality and the corruption of Soviet political mechanisms.
Focuses on individual dignity and ability to act against a backdrop of systemic institutional oppression.

Limited or Absent

Lacks explicit representation or character arcs regarding LGBTQ+ identities.
Provides no discernible information or portrayal of characters with physical or neurodivergent disabilities.

Official Synopsis

Moscow, 1952, mid-October, the XIX Congress of the CPSU had just ended. A communal apartment on Bolshaya Pirogovka. In one of the rooms lives the Petkevich family: Ariadna with her husband Boris and her parents, professor of philosophy Peter Kazimirovich and his wife Angelina Fyodorovna. For those few months that remained until Stalin's death, the family experiences a series of dramatic events. But on a background of terrible time, antisemitism, fabricated "case of doctors", denunciations and snitches, there are people who live their lives without losing dignity.

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