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Child 44
2015 · Film · 137 min
Directed by Daniel Espinosa
Set in Stalin-era Soviet Union, a disgraced MGB agent is dispatched to investigate a series of child murders -- a case that begins to connect with the very top of party leadership.
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>>>This isn’t to say there wasn’t propaganda, just that the propaganda was pointed in a different direction: for example a young idealistic police officer working with an veteran of the force to tenaciously investigate an elusive criminal gang for the glory of the Soviet Union.
Interesting, the closest Western execution of this Soviet theme, albeit much more cynically, might be "Child 44", which was banned in much of the FSU and bombed: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Child_44_(film)
Personally I enjoyed it.
>>>American movies rarely have a true patriotic streak, as in “and this, son, is why we must work to better our union.”
"The Siege" might be one of the best for sticking to American values and trying to curb xenophobia. A big part of the plot is the importance of holding other Americans accountable for violations of our laws and our values, even when fighting against "foreign" enemies.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Siege