Burnt by the Sun
Burnt by the Sun (Russian: Утомлённые солнцем, translit. Utomlyonnye solntsem, literally "wearied by the sun") is a 1994 Russian French drama movie directed by Nikita Mikhalkov (who also stars) and also starring Oleg Menshikov, Ingeborga Dapkūnaitė, Nadezhda Mikhalkova, André Oumansky. It won an Academy Award in 1995 and was followed up by two sequels in 2010 and 2011.
Burnt By The Sun Media
Screenwriter Rustam Ibragimbekov said the film represented a statement on totalitarianism, and the sun in the film represents Joseph Stalin.
Critics praised Nikita Mikhalkov's performance and his chemistry with daughter Nadezhda Mikhalkova.
Nadezhda Mikhalkova, as an adult, reprised her role as Nadia in Burnt by the Sun 2: Exodus and Burnt by the Sun 3: The Citadel.