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Harvest of Despair

Harvest of Despair

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Via the New York Times: "...a frankly biased, angry recollection of the great, "man-made" famine of 1932-1933 in which up to seven million people starved to death in the Ukraine. It is the film's thesis that Stalin was directly responsible by his ruthless expropriation of virtually all of the grain harvested in the Ukraine over a two-year period."

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

55 mins

Rating

5.5/10

Release Date

15 April 1985

Country

Canada

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