entertainment
'The film humanised Russians at a time when Rambo was killing them': how we made Letter to Brezhnev
'All of Kirkby turned out for the premiere – many of them had been extras. And 500 people crammed into my mum’s council house for a party. It’s still talked about'
TL;DR
- The entire town of Kirkby attended the premiere of 'Letter to Brezhnev'.
- Many local residents had served as extras in the film.
- A large party for 500 people was held at a council house after the premiere.
- The event is still discussed within the community.