The Undead

<b>"[An] exquisite balance between contentment and foreboding, tranquility and chaos." —<i>Vogue</i><br> <br>In this gripping tale of contemporary Russia, a young filmmaker and her friends run afoul of a government that ruthlessly oppresses artists who dare to satirize the regime . . .</b><br><br>When Maya, a young Russian filmmaker, makes a low-budget horror movie with her friends, it seems like a promising start to a career in indie film. Little does she know that her jokey lo-fi film will soon attract the attention of the autocratic censors at the highest levels of the Russian police state.<br><br>What follows is a propulsive narrative of an artist being crushed by state power, and the choices that one makes within a system where free expression is literally illegal. Written with the undeniable voice of a emigre from Putin''s Russia, <i>The Undead</i> is a tense, piercing story that serves as a parable, and a warning, about political oppression.