SAMANTHA SMITH - THE LITTLE GIRL WHO WANTED

SAMANTHA SMITH - LA PETITE FILLE ET LA PAIX

By Yannick ADAM DE VILLIERS

FIPADOC - INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FESTIVAL, BIARRITZ - as FEST

Documentary - Completed 2023

1982, the Cold War - A 10-year-old American girl, Samantha Smith, writes a letter to Soviet leader Yuri Andropov. She tries to convince him to stop the antagonism with her country. Celebrated from both sides, she offered a pacifist perspective.

Festivals
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FIPADOC 2024
Family Documentary
    • Year of production
    • 2023
    • Genres
    • Documentary
    • Countries
    • FRANCE
    • Languages
    • FRENCH
    • Duration
    • 70 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Yannick ADAM DE VILLIERS
    • Synopsis
    • 1982, the Cold War - A 10-year-old American girl, Samantha Smith, writes a letter to Soviet leader Yuri Andropov. She tries to convince him to stop the antagonism with her country. Celebrated from both sides, she offered a pacifist perspective.