Скачать или смотреть My Duty to Not Stay Silent. A film about Father Georgy Edelstein

“If we stay silent, we participate in the evil that is happening in our world. I must say what I think — and the results do not concern me.” This is the story of a remarkable man in a remarkably difficult era. It is a film about true tolerance and true faith, the relationship between Jewishness and Christianity, the collaboration between Church leaders and a totalitarian state, and the importance of speaking the truth — no matter the consequences. Father Georgy Edelstein has always defied stereotypes: a distinct anticommunist in a communist society; a defender of freedom who rejects the title of dissident; a village priest in Russia who was restored to his parish by President Reagan and whose son would become an Israeli statesman. He is a man who considers it his duty to not stay silent.

The documentary won two special awards at the 26th Stalker International Film Festival (Moscow, 2020).

Writer and director: Vladimir V. Kara-Murza
Executive producer: Maria Lekukh
50 min., Russia–Israel, 2019