Round 6: Tossup 16

In a film from this country, a boy is forced to watch as soldiers set fire to a barn with people inside. A room (15[1])filled with sand dunes appears in a 1979 film from this country set in a mysterious “Zone.” A composer from this country scored a nationalist film that includes the Battle on the Ice. A film from this country combines images of a woman’s face with broken glasses, a baby (*) carriage, and rebellious soldiers marching down the Odessa Steps. (10[1])The films Come and See and Stalker were created in this country, (10[1])whose montage-heavy films include Battleship Potemkin. For 10 points, (10[1])name this home country of the directors Sergei Eisenstein and Andrei Tarkovsky. ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: Soviet Union [or the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; accept USSR or CCCP; accept Russia or Belarus or Ukraine] (Battle on the Ice is from Alexander Nevsky and is by Prokofiev.)
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Summary

TournamentEditionMatchHeardConv. %Power %Neg %Avg. Buzz
Rube Goldberg XIX11/20/20251694%44%13%79.40
SHOW-ME Four Nationwide HS11/20/20255100%80%40%65.80
SPOOKY IX11/20/20255100%20%0%82.80