Tovarisch, I Am Not Dead

2007 • 83 minutes

About this movie

Garri Urban, survivor of Holocaust and Gulag and author of the autobiographical book of the same title, revisits the sites of his horrors and triumphs, 50 years later.

Culled from video diaries shot over the course of fourteen years by director Stuart Urban and featuring an extended interview conducted with his father Dr. Garri Urban, TOVARISCH, I AM NOT DEAD details the latter's tireless quest to procure evidence that his family was imprisoned by the Soviet Secret Police before discovering what grim fate they ultimately met during Holocaust.

For twenty-five years Dr. Urban has been on a constant mission to find out if anyone in his family survived the Holocaust, and the discovery that he had a brother living in Israel only served to fuel his hunger for more information. Now, as Dr. Urban comes face to face with the former fiancée who was imprisoned for nearly a decade due to being associated with him, the secretive shroud of the KGB finally begins to lift due to the efforts of a noted humanitarian who wasn't willing to let go of the past without putting up a struggle.

The Past May Be Buried But It Is Never Dead

Ratings and reviews

An intriguing and gripping documentary you won't want to miss if you enjoy history, WW II, Soviets and anything that goes along with it. This true story is as compelling today as it was 20 years ago.

Excellent documentary