Soviet Barbara: The Story of Ragnar Kjartansson in Moscow

Storyline

In December 2021, Icelandic art star Ragnar Kjartansson opens a Russian oligarch’s museum by re-staging the American soap Santa Barbara live. Witness this jaw-dropping avant-garde critique of the Soviet empire play out on the eve of Putin’s brutal invasion of Ukraine.

• Released

  2023

• Runtime

  1h 30min

• Director

  Gaukur Úlfarsson

Genre

Documentary

• Status

  Released

• Language

  Icelandic

• Production

  Ofvitinn