this week s most arresting release is dear comrades, the latest from acclaimed russian film maker andrei konchalovsky. set in 1962 in a provincial town in the southern ussr, this increasingly harrowing drama stars acclaimed stage and screen actor yuliya vysotskaya as lyudmila, a party devotee with a nostalgia for stalinist ideas in the age of khrushchev. what am i supposed to believe in if not communism? , asks lyuda as her beliefs are challenged in the fallout of a factory strike and protest to which the army and kgb respond with deadly force. as the authorities rush to cover up a state sponsored atrocity, lyuda searches for her missing daughter, for whose life she fears after scenes of terrible violence. based on real events, that were not officially acknowledged until 30 years later, dear comrades is a powerfulfilm that draws visual inspiration from soviet classics like the cranes are flying and ballad of a soldier, presenting its bleakly crisp black and white images in a
the headlines: a warning of mounting pressure on hospitals and staff by the head of nhs england. mass vaccinations begin at another ten centres in england from tomorrow as the foreign secretary pledges every adult in the uk will be offered a first dose by september. the anti kremlin activist alexei navalny is detained in moscow, embracing his wife before he was taken away. mr navalny flew back to russia for the first time since he was nearly killed by a nerve agent attack last year. the jailed american music producer, phil spector, who helped define the sound of the sixties and the creator of the wall of sound has died in prison aged 81. and america is on high alert, in the run up to the inauguration ofjoe biden. sportsday is coming up. now, it s time for the film review. hello and welcome to the film review with me, mark kermode. and despite the fact that covid has closed cinemas and put us in lockdown once again, there is still plenty of new movies for you to experi
this week s most arresting release is dear comrades, the latest from acclaimed russian film maker andrei konchalovsky. set in 1962 and a provincial town in the southern ussr, this increasingly harrowing drama stars acclaimed stage and screen actor yuliya vysotskaya as lyudmila, a party devotee with a nostalgia for stalinist ideas in the age of khrushchev. what am i supposed to believe in if not communism, what am i supposed to believe in if not communism , asks lyuda as her beliefs are challenged in the fallout of a factory strike and protest to which the army and kgb respond with deadly force. as the authorities rush to cover up a state sponsored atrocity, lyuda searches for her missing daughter, for whose life she fears after scenes of terrible violence. based on real events, that were not officially acknowledged until 30 years later, dear comrades is a powerfulfilm that draws visual inspiration from soviet classics like the cranes are flying and ballad of a soldier. prese
it isa it is a messy start to our saturday morning. a combination of rain, sleet and snow sweeping its way steadily east but into the afternoon, sunny spells and scattered showers. all the details from me throughout the morning. morning, it s saturday the 16th of january. our top story: all travel corridors into the uk will be closed from monday, the prime minister has announced. the change means anyone travelling to the uk will need proof of a negative covid test. they ll also need to isolate on arrival for at least five days. charlotte wright reports. another measure to tighten up travel. this week saw passengers from south america and portugal banned from flying into the uk to stop the spread of a new covid strain from brazil. but the government says it may be difficult to predict where new variance might come from and so further action is needed. to come from and so further action is needed. ., , ., . , come from and so further action is needed. ., , ., . ., , needed. to
more help is needed. nasa fires up the engines of its megarocket, which it hopes will send american astronauts back to the moon. socially distanced celebrations in the premier league. james maddison and leicester city show that the message is getting through, as they move up to second in the league. good morning. it is a sundae of sunny spells for many of us. a bit more of a breeze north and west, and thatis more of a breeze north and west, and that is where we will see most of the showers. i will have all the details coming up shortly. it s sunday the 17th of january. our top story: ten new mass vaccination centres across england are set to open tomorrow to help meet the government s target of offering vaccines to the most vulnerable groups by the middle of february. theyjoin seven other regional hubs already in operation. our science correspondent rebecca morelle has more. blackburn cathedral, transforming from a place of worship into an nhs mass vaccination centre. last mi