Burnt by the Sun
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Burnt by the Sun is a 1994 Russian historical drama film set in the Stalinist 1930s that explores political repression and personal betrayal, and won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Burnt by the Sun canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Burnt by the Sun Context triple: [Nikita Mikhalkov, notableWork, Burnt by the Sun]
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A.
A Sun Came
A Sun Came is the eclectic, genre-blending debut studio album by American singer-songwriter Sufjan Stevens, showcasing his experimental folk and lo-fi sound.
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B.
Behind the Sun
"Behind the Sun" is a Brazilian drama film directed by Walter Salles that explores family honor, violence, and coming-of-age in the rural Northeast at the turn of the 20th century.
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C.
Invisible Sun
Invisible Sun is a science fiction novel by Charles Stross, continuing his near-future espionage and surveillance-themed narrative in the "Empire Games" series.
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D.
Staring at the Sun
"Staring at the Sun" is a pop song best known as a single by the Irish rock band U2 from their 1997 album "Pop."
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E.
The Ones Who Help to Set the Sun
"The Ones Who Help to Set the Sun" is a progressive metal song by Dream Theater from their debut album "When Dream and Day Unite."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Burnt by the Sun Target entity description: Burnt by the Sun is a 1994 Russian historical drama film set in the Stalinist 1930s that explores political repression and personal betrayal, and won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
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A.
A Sun Came
A Sun Came is the eclectic, genre-blending debut studio album by American singer-songwriter Sufjan Stevens, showcasing his experimental folk and lo-fi sound.
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B.
Behind the Sun
"Behind the Sun" is a Brazilian drama film directed by Walter Salles that explores family honor, violence, and coming-of-age in the rural Northeast at the turn of the 20th century.
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C.
Invisible Sun
Invisible Sun is a science fiction novel by Charles Stross, continuing his near-future espionage and surveillance-themed narrative in the "Empire Games" series.
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D.
Staring at the Sun
"Staring at the Sun" is a pop song best known as a single by the Irish rock band U2 from their 1997 album "Pop."
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E.
The Ones Who Help to Set the Sun
"The Ones Who Help to Set the Sun" is a progressive metal song by Dream Theater from their debut album "When Dream and Day Unite."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Russian film
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film ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Утомлённые солнцем NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Grand Prix at the Cannes Film Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | original screenplay ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Mikhail Agranovich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Russia ⓘ |
| depicts | Great Purge atmosphere ⓘ |
| director | Nikita Mikhalkov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedBy | Sony Pictures Classics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedIn |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| editedBy | Inna Churikova NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
drama film
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historical drama ⓘ |
| hasSequel |
Burnt by the Sun 2
NERFINISHED
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Burnt by the Sun 2: Citadel NERFINISHED ⓘ Burnt by the Sun 2: Exodus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Dmitri
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Marusya Kotova NERFINISHED ⓘ Sergei Petrovich Kotov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
personal betrayal
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political repression ⓘ |
| musicBy | Eduard Artemyev NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | family life under Stalinism ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Russian ⓘ |
| portrayedBy |
Ingeborga Dapkūnaitė
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nikita Mikhalkov NERFINISHED ⓘ Oleg Menshikov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| posterCharacter | little girl with sun balloon ⓘ |
| producer | Nikita Mikhalkov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Mosfilm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1994-05-21 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1994 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 135 ⓘ |
| screenedAt | Cannes Film Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setDuring | Stalinist era ⓘ |
| setInCountry | Soviet Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInTimePeriod | 1930s ⓘ |
| subtitledIn | English ⓘ |
| timeOfStory | summer 1936 ⓘ |
| titleLanguage | Russian ⓘ |
| writer |
Nikita Mikhalkov
NERFINISHED
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Rustam Ibragimbekov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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