In 1953, the year Stalin died, many prisoners (some political, but mostly common criminals) were released from the Soviet Gulags. This is the story of a remote settlement which was under attack by a bunch of these recently-released blood-thirsty thugs in the summer of 1953, and the townspeople, along with a two political prisoners, who try to stop them.
| Release Date | December 3, 1988 | |
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| Status | Released | |
| Original Title | Холодное лето пятьдесят третьего | |
| Runtime | 1h 41min | |
| Budget | — | |
| Revenue | — | |
| Language | Russian | |
| Original Language | Russian | |
| Production Countries | Soviet Union | |
| Production Companies | Mosfilm | |