Oleg: The Oleg Vidov Story (2021) on Netflix
NR20211h 30mDocumentary
Soviet star Oleg Vidov is celebrated but persecuted and blacklisted by a state that tries to control his life. Fame cannot save him, and the pressure pushes him to the breaking point.
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Oleg Vidov came of age in communist Russia and became one of the Soviet Union's biggest film stars. Fame did not protect him from a state that tried to control his life. He was persecuted and blacklisted, and the pressure brought him to the breaking point. The documentary draws on excerpts from Vidov's memoir, read as narration, along with clips from his films and interviews with historians, journalists, actors, directors, friends, and family members.
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