Past screening

Meeting Gorbachev

Directed by: Werner Herzog, André Singer
Runtime: 1hr 30min Year: 2018

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Directed by: Werner Herzog, André Singer
Runtime: 1hr 30min Year: 2018
Country: United Kingdom, Germany, United States
Last Screened: Tue 3rd Dec 2019

Legendary director Werner Herzog meets the former President of the Soviet Union for a series of exclusive one-on-one interviews with the man who ended the Cold War.

Leading the Soviet Union through its period of greatest change, Mikhail Gorbachev was the architect of its democratisation, introducing perestroika and glasnost, but ultimately resigning as, against his wishes, its collapse became inevitable.

Werner Herzeg approaches a series of interviews with the now 88 year old Nobel Peace Prize winner with clear affection and great admiration. Profoundly compassionate, Herzog’s charisma is matched by Gorbachev’s own, as they discuss the Cold War, the Putin Regime and the legacy of his time in office.

Through these intimate interviews, and unforgettable archive footage, a touching portrait of a passionate and visionary leader emerges.