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In November 1971, Semen Hluzman prepared an independent forensic psychiatric examination in absentia in the case of General Petro Hryhorenko, which declared the General mentally healthy, contrary to the state point of view of the political regime in the USSR, proved the illegality of the use of repressive psychiatry methods against the General, that he was 'mentally ill' - prepared by specialists from the V. P. Serbsky Institute of Forensic Psychiatry and passed the examination to his American colleagues. In 1972, Semen Hluzman was sentenced (mainly for the said independent examination) to 7 years in concentration camps (in the Perm region), and additionally to 3 years in exile (in the Tyumen region). He served his sentence together with Ivan Svitlychnyi, Yevhen Sverstiuk, and Levko Lukianenko.

When you watch the film. You will understand why I wrote it. This does not describe exactly what is happening because the events in the film have been artistically altered. But I think it is based on this moment in Ukrainian history.

In general, the film is wonderful. The events are dynamic and interesting. The plot is fascinating. The acting is excellent. But the events are terrible. Nevertheless, we still need to know and remember them in order to resist the repetition of the methods of 'punitive psychiatry' in Russia and other dictatorships.

I definitely recommend this film.