Sententia

DevotedtothelastdaysofSovietwriter,poet,andGulagsurvivorVarlamShalamov,thisfilmfollowstheeffortsoftwoofShalamov'smostdevotedadmirerstopreservetheauthor'slegacy,remnantsofwhichtheyseekoutinlostmanuscriptsandaudiocassettes,andevenintheageingShalamov'sowncollapsingmemory.Havinglosthissightandhearingandlivinginaretirementhome,hecarriedondoingtheonlythingthatmatteredtohim-writing-untilhisfinalbreath.<br/>　　Thisfilmisatestamenttothevalueofwritingsthattelltheunpalatabletruthsofthe20thcentury.ToevokethegrittytextureoftheSovietworld,Sententiaisshoton16mmblackandwhitefilm.