Shot in 1971 but banned until 1986, this distinctly Russian war story takes place in 1942 behind enemy lines. A regiment of partisans captures former Red Army lieutenant Lazarev who is dressed in a German uniform. He’s a Nazi defector and collaborator but now desires to switch back and fight with Russian partisans.
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This is quietly operating cinema. No big events, no crisis turns — just people and how they live through what happens to them.
Strengths: atmosphere, actors, accuracy of detail. Weaknesses: the pace isn't for everyone, the ending may feel unresolved.
For people who watch films for feeling, not entertainment.
Director: Aleksei German
— MovieFinder Editorial
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Viewing atmosphere: An evening when your mind is at peace. With someone you can sit in silence with after. Wine or tea.
Rolan Bykov
Іван Єгорович Локотков
Anatoliy Solonitsyn
Igor Leonidovich Petushkov
Vladimir Zamanskiy
Alexander Ivanovich Lazarev
Oleg Borisov
Victor Mikhailovich Solomin
Maya Bulgakova
крестьянка
Fyodor Odinokov
Ерофеич
Nikolay Burlyaev
полицай
Viktor Pavlov
Полицай
Anda Zaice
Igor Klass
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