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Lili Taylor at her finest. Vince D'Onofrio and Tracy Ulman also shine. The only thing wrong with this movie is it's not available on home video or any streaming service. WTH?

A journalist travels to Stalin's USSR and finds hell on earth in the Ukraine during the holodomor. Story he tells becomes the inspiration for Orwell's "Animal Farm"

It's a bit dark and bleak for a Christmas movie, but I'll take it over saccharine generic fluff all day long. Besides, the dark makes you appreciate the light that much more.