简介：FrontlinerecountsthesagaofAndreiSakharov,thenuclearphysicistturnedhuman-rightsadvocatewhobecamethefatheroftheSovietdemocracymovement.WithuniqueaccesstoSakharov'sfamilyandfriends,thefilmdocumentsSakharov'slifeacrosssevendecadesofCommunistruleintheUSSRandtraceshisstruggletoteachhiscountryandtheworldimportantlessonsaboutthemoralpowerofthehumanspirit. ProducedbySherryJones,thisaward-winningdocumentarydetailsthelifeandtimesofnuclearphysicistAndreiSakharov.BroughttovideobyPBS,theproductionspansthe70yearsthatSakharovspentevolvingfromapremieratomicresearchertoahumanrightsadvocatetothefatherofthedemocraticmovementwithintheredbordersoftheformerSovietUnion.PartoftheFrontlineseriesofinvestigativereporting,thisspecificepisodegrantsspecialaccesstotheprivateworldofSakharovwithinterviewsandsocialcommentaryfromfamily,friends,andpreviouscomradesatarms.Usingthecollapseofsocialismasabackdrop,thisprofileteachesapowerfullessonaboutthepursuitofamorehumanesocietyforall…