Leaving Afghanistan (2019)
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.
Release Date: 2019-05-10
Runtime: 112 minutes
Director: Pavel Lungin
Budget: $4,302,540 USD
Revenue: $731,827 USD
Top Cast
- Kirill Pirogov as Dmitrich
- Yan Tsapnik as Abdusalamov
- Vitaly Kishchenko as general Vasilyev
- Fyodor Lavrov as Volodya
- Oleg Vasilkov as Kharlamov
- Anton Momot as Greek
- Mikhail Kremer as Dumbbell
- Kirill Ermichev as Melnik
- Roman Kolotukhin as Youngman
- Vasiliy Butkevich as Boot
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