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Three Days and Never Again
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Three Days and Never Again

1998-01-01 · 53 min · ★ 4.0

Documentary

Alexander Birgukov shot and killed his two commanding officers. He was sentenced to death but when it was alleged that one of his victims had sexually harassed him, his sentence was commuted to life in prison. Tenderly revealing two lives lived in limbo, this film bears witness to the first and final visit of his mother, Lubyov.

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Alexander Gutman
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Russia
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Lyubov BiryukovaSelf
Alexander BiryukovSelf

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