{"product_id":"product-gid-shopify-product-9930687709408","title":"The Undead","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"[An] exquisite balance between contentment and foreboding, tranquility and chaos.\" —\u003ci\u003eVogue\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIn this gripping tale of contemporary Russia, a young filmmaker and her friends run afoul of a government that ruthlessly oppresses artists who dare to satirize the regime . . .\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen Maya, a young Russian filmmaker, makes a low-budget horror movie with her friends, it seems like a promising start to a career in indie film. Little does she know that her jokey lo-fi film will soon attract the attention of the autocratic censors at the highest levels of the Russian police state.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat follows is a propulsive  narrative of an artist being crushed by state power, and the choices  that one makes within a system where free expression is literally  illegal. Written with the undeniable voice of a emigre from Putin's Russia, \u003ci\u003eThe Undead\u003c\/i\u003e is a tense, piercing story that serves as a parable, and a warning, about political oppression.","brand":"Svetlana Satchkova","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback Trade paperback (US)","offer_id":53395671941344,"sku":null,"price":25.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0330\/3125\/8248\/files\/BNCImageAPI_5bc7f9f7-4902-4649-8f7e-c47ef0917d0c.jpg?v=1784042466","url":"https:\/\/agricola-street-books.myshopify.com\/products\/product-gid-shopify-product-9930687709408","provider":"Agricola Street Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}