

The Button
1989-11-06 · 8 min · ★ 4.4
Every time a Soviet apparatchik presses a button, something explodes.
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- Directors
- Robert Sahakyants
- Production companies
- Armenia Studio
- Countries
- Soviet Union
- Status
- Released
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