Lenin's Pawn
He came from the Universe. Moldova sends him back.
LENIN’S PAWN is a hybrid documentary with dark humor following actor Sergiu Voloc, a modern-day Don Quixote whose lonely fight against Lenin monuments across Moldova turns into an absurd confrontation with a system that rebuilds them overnight.
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LENIN’S PAWN is a hybrid documentary with dark humor following actor Sergiu Voloc, a modern-day Don Quixote whose lonely fight against Lenin monuments across Moldova turns into an absurd confrontation with a system that rebuilds them overnight.
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- Release date
- Jun 19, 2026
- Runtime
- 1h 24m
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- Language
- Romanian
- Country
- Moldova, Romania
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