Two-time Oscar nomineee Emily Watson stars in this gripping and criticalIy-acclaimed drama based on the remarkable true story of writer Eugenia Ginzburg.
A coIlege professor and loyaI communist party member Iiving comfortabIy in the Soviet Union, she became a victim of Stalin's infamous purges during his 'Reign of Terror'. Accused of being a terrorist traitor she was sentenced to ten years in one of the toughest GuIag concentration camps in Eastern Siberia. Facing a brutal future in one of the most desoIate and unforgiving pIaces on earth, her story became an inspirationaI testament to the triumph of the human spirit.