Wednesday on his mind

Documentary film-maker Victor Kossakovsky found it extremely difficult to track down all the 100 people who were born in St Petersburg, Russia, on the same day as him, Jul 19, 1961. Around 70 were still living in the city, but others had emigrated and others had died. It was also hard to persuade some of these people to appear in his documentary 'Wednesday (19.07.61).' He was relieved that all those who did appear were very ordinary, although some critics have commented that it is a sad reflection on St Petersburg, or on Russia as a whole, that none of them became famous.