100 Days Before the Command
Consisting of a series of vignettes of life in the Soviet Red Army for five young recruits, this is an unflinching portrait of masculinity in the final days of the USSR. Using a non-narrative structure, the film is an associative, at times dreamlike, portrait of male homoeroticism and intimacy in an environment which sought to strangle desire and impose regulations on every aspect of a soldier’s life. Against a backdrop of a state-endorsed military patriarchy, new recruits are pushed to their limits, yet find tenderness and comfort in each other. Mixing languid, long shots, with the physical exertion of military service, it’s reminiscent of Claire Denis’ Beau Travail. Adapted from the novel by Yuri Polyakov, the film was produced semi-covertly, with the state censors being sent a decoy screenplay to approve. In a society in which same-sex intimacy and criticism of the military were both taboo, the film is filled with heavy implicit allusions to both subjects. A short film will screen before the feature — details to be confirmed. Screening as part of Queer Cinema from the Eastern Bloc, a season from Cinema Rediscovered. Russian with English subtitles100 Days Before the Command showing at: February 11, 6:00 pm100 Days Before the Command
Location: Glasgow Film TheatreBox Office opens 30 minutes before first screening, 12 Rose Street, Glasgow,, G3 6RB12
2025-02-11T18:00:00+00:00PT1H11M2025-02-11T19:51:00+00:0060Vladimir Zamanskiy
Armen Dzhigarkhanyan
Oleg Vasilkov
Hussein Erkenov
100 Days Before the Command"
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