This biographical film on Russian physicist & dissident Andrei Sakharov focuses on his first acts in his civil rights movement to his receiving the Nobel Peace prize.
Sakharov’s actions first caused him to lose a senior party position, then half his salary, in addition to interrogation and pressure from the KGB, and finally completely being dismissed from his job and exiled to Gorky, an industrial city.
Andrei Sakharov (Jason Robards) is an acclaimed nuclear physicist living in Moscow. Though he leads the development of Russia’s hydrogen bomb, Andrei becomes politically disillusioned as tensions between the U.S.S.R. and the United States continue to rise. He willfully jeopardizes his career by speaking out against his government’s oppression of the Russian people, and is eventually demoted. Unfazed, Andrei publishes essays critical of the Soviet government, and is exiled to a small city.
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Sakharov was a good movie. I liked it. I liked that they didn’t question why they were fighting but continued to stand for what they believed in even though it was hard. I really liked how even though his family was persecuted, he never gave in. I had never heard of Andrei Sakharov and liked hearing his story. It’s important to know about communism so we can fight against the false philosophies. If you are looking for a movie that shows the true story of a loyal countryman who still fights against communism, then I recommend this movie.