Meeting Gorbachev

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Meeting Gorbachev
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Film poster
Directed by Werner Herzog
André Singer
Produced by Svetlana Palmer
Lucki Stipetic
Music by Nicholas Singer
Cinematography Richard Blanshard
Yuri Barak
Edited by Michael Ellis
Distributed by A&E Networks
Release dates
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  • September 1, 2018 (2018-09-01) (US)
Running time
 90 minutes
Country
  • UK
  • USA
  • Germany
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Language
  • English
  • Russian
  • German
  • Polish
Box office $252,203[2][3]

Meeting Gorbachev is a 2018 biographical documentary film directed by Werner Herzog and André Singer about the life of Mikhail Gorbachev, the eighth and last leader of the Soviet Union. The film features three interviews between Herzog and Gorbachev, conducted over the span of six months, and had its world premiere at the Telluride Film Festival on September 1, 2018.[4]

The film ends with Gorbachev reciting the poem "I Go Out On The Road Alone" by Mikhail Lermontov.[5]

Release

The film premiered at the Telluride Film Festival on September 1, 2018. It was then screened at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 10, 2018, where it received wider press coverage.[6]

Critical reception

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