Synopsis
1988-1989. The end of the Soviet-Afghan war. The USSR begins its withdrawal from Afghanistan. Soviet General Vasiliev's son - a pilot named Alexander gets kidnapped by the mujahideen after his airplane crashes. As a result the 108th motorized infantry division's long awaited return home gets put on hold for one last mission: bring the General's son back. Based on true events the previously untold story of the courageous and tragic withdrawal campaign (through the Salang pass) reveals the danger the horror and the complexity of human nature during wartime.
Ratings
IMDb6.1/10
96 audience votes
Key crew
- Pavel LunginDirector
- Pavel LunginScreenplay
- Alexandr LunginScreenplay
Cast
- Kirill PirogovDmitrich
- Yan TsapnikAbdusalamov
- Vitaly Kishchenkogeneral Vasilyev
- Fyodor LavrovVolodya
- Oleg VasilkovKharlamov
- Anton MomotGreek
- Mikhail KremerDumbbell
- Kirill ErmichevMelnik
- Roman KolotukhinYoungman
- Vasiliy ButkevichBoot
- Arslan MurzabekovZmaray
- Anton KuznetsovAbubakr
Stills
Themes
kidnappingafghanistanmujahidafghan-soviet war (1979-89)1980s