About the film

THE LONG WAY HOME, is Michael Apted’s rollicking, revealing documentary about Soviet underground rock star Boris Grebenshchikov’s odyssey to the West to make an album and bring it back home in the early, optimistic days of glasnost. It also features Boris’s renowned band, Aquarium, and Dave Stewart, with special appearances by Annie Lennox, Chrissie Hynde, Ray Cooper, and Crosby, Stills & Nash. Remastered in 4K and available for the first time in over 30 years, it is followed by an epilogue directed by Steven Lawrence and Susanne Rostock that brings Boris’s journey up to date, including his exile from Russia for speaking out against the invasion of Ukraine.

Paying the suggested price or the $14.99 tier will support further distribution of the remastered and updated film, a labor of love funded by donations. We have also included a $4.99 tier to make the film accessible to fans of Boris Grebenshchikov who may have financial hardship, including those affected by the war in Ukraine.