Burnt by the Sun

Burnt by the Sun was a film I found intriguing to watch even though some parts confused me at first. It seemed like a lot of main male roles at certain parts played a humorous side, which caused me to smile. Some people could see Mitya as a villain throughout the whole movie compared to the general Kotav. I wouldn't say those two characters were equally at fault, but they both played a role. I think Kotav sent Mitya off for personal reasons, one being that Mitya was interested in Kotav's future wife Marussa. Mitya probably believed this and maybe was one of many of the reasons why Kotav and family's fate occurred. The sci-fi looking globe of sun that was shown twice throughout the film could have represented the revolution or Stalin's power during that time. I think the six year old daughter Nadya ( which we found out in Irony of Fate means hope) played a crucial role in keeping the family together, or kept the peace between Kotav and Mitya. The aspect of the movie being based on actual occurrences that took place at that time is what I thought was interesting, but I felt for the family after reading what was to be their fate. One last thought that I question was is why does Mitya commit suicide? Is it because he did not know that the ending result of Kotav's "being take care of" would result in what happened to his family?