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Prevention of Repeated Crimes
(2008, 17 min.) RUSSIA
Director: Philipp Abryutin (Chukchi)
In Russian with English subtitles.
Based on an incident that took place in the USSR in 1946, this film tells the story of a young Soviet officer who visits a Komi reindeer herding encampment to inform the people about what to do if they encounter escapees from a nearby Gulag concentration camp. His instructions are followed to the letter—with tragic results for the Komi.

Image credit: Audience at Club Red Radio,
2000 Native American Film and Video Festival - photograph by Amalia Córdova,
NMAI; Prevention of Repeated Crimes |
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