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Neon Buys Russian Oscar Entry ‘Dear Comrades!’ for U.S.
Dave McNary Film ReporterNeon has acquired U.S. rights to Andrei Konchalovsky’s “Dear Comrades!” on the heels of the film being announced as Russia’s official submission for the upcoming Academy Awards.The film is set in 1962 as the Communist government raises food prices, triggering a strike by rebellious workers from the small industrial town of Novocherkassk.