"Burnt by the Sun"

The film "Burnt by the Sun" is a 1994 directed and starred by Nikita Mikhalkov. The film depicts the story of Col. Segei Petrovich Kotov from the Red Army and his family in 1936 Russia. Joseph Stalin was taking over during this time. We are then introduced to another character, Mitya, who is a veteran of the anti-communist White Army. It is learned that at one point, Mitya was previously involved with Kotov's wife, Marussia. Mitya sees Marussia again, and visits the Kotov family like he means no harm, when is really seeking vengeance towards Kotov by wanting to arrest him. He befriends Kotov's younger daughter, Nadya as she calls him "Uncle Mitya".  Towards the end of the film, a black car arrives to arrest Kotov. When Kotov is summoned to the car he ends up being beaten to a pulp. Mitya revenge seems to be more of a personal vendetta though as he is sad to see Marussia in love with his enemy. This film really shows how much the Russian government caused so much trouble for the people of Russia. The title of the film "Burnt by the Sun" is a great metaphor as well because two people end up dying, Kotov and Mitya. I saw a lot of similarities between Kotov and Chapaev because they were both national heroes and they were good men.