This fascinating and entertaining documentary lifts the veil on an unknown chunk of cinema history: the Communist musical. Despite the Red authorities regarding the musical as the "most fragrant offspring of the capitalist pleasure industry", some 40 socialist singalongs were made behind the Iron Curtain during four secretive decades. Working on restricted budgets, the film-makers sought to blend entertainment and education to attract large audiences.
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