Stalin's Disciples

Stalin's Disciples (, in Hebrew Stalin's Children) is a 1986 Israeli film directed by Nadav Levitan that satirizes the utopian ideology of the Israeli kibbutz. Plot The death of Joseph Stalin in the 1950s leads to an ideological crisis on a kibbutz that identifies with communist principles. The blind faith of three elderly shoemakers, who previously abused a young boy daring to criticize Stalin, begins to disintegrate when they learn of the Soviet leader's crimes and the manifest antisemitism on display at the Prague Trials. Cast Aharon Almog Ezra Dagan Rahel Dobson Doron Golan Yossi Kantz David Rona Shmuel Shiloh Hugo Yarden Critical reception The film was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1988 Cannes Film Festival. Although it was both a critical and commercial failure, it was nominated for a Golden Globe Award and was the first Israeli feature to participate in the Moscow and Warsaw Film Festivals.