# Where to watch The Event (2015) in the UK

> The Event (2015) is currently available to stream in the UK on DocAlliance Films. Last verified on 5 May 2026 by ScreenSearch.

**Type:** Film  
**Year:** 2015  
**Runtime:** 74 minutes  
**TMDB rating:** 6.6/10  
**Genres:** Documentary  
**Region:** United Kingdom (GB)  
**Last verified:** 5 May 2026 (2026-05-05T20:37:59.105Z)  

## Synopsis

In August 1991 a failed coup d'état attempt (known as Putsch) led by a group of hard-core communists in Moscow, ended the 70-year-long rule of the Soviets. The USSR collapsed soon after, and the tricolour of the sovereign Russian Federation flew over Kremlin. As president Gorbachev was detained by the coup leaders, state-run TV and radio channels, usurped by the putschists, broadcast Tchaikovsky's "Swan Lake" instead of news bulletins, and crowds of protestors gathered around Moscow's White House, preparing to defend the stronghold of democratic opposition led by Boris Yeltsin, in the city of Leningrad thousands of confused, scared, excited and desperate people poured into the streets to become a part of the event, which was supposed to change their destiny. A quarter of a century later, Sergei Loznitsa revisits the dramatic moments of August 1991 and casts an eye on the event which was hailed worldwide as the birth of "Russian democracy".

## Streaming options in the United Kingdom

### Stream (subscription)

- [DocAlliance Films](https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/358859/watch?locale=GB)

## Frequently asked questions

**Where can I stream The Event in the UK?**

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**Is The Event on Netflix, Disney+ or Amazon Prime Video in the UK?**

The Event is currently included with: DocAlliance Films.

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## Sources

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- Canonical URL: https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/358859/the-event-2015
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