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1942: Unknown Battle

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WWII1942: Rzhev, USSR. After one of the many brutal battles between the Red Army and the Nazis near the village of Ovsyannikovo, only half of the Red Army's company survives... for the moment. Freezing cold, with little to no reinforcements and the Nazis encroaching ever closer, the company receives the impossible order from Soviet headquarters to keep the village at all costs. While pinned in this crucial strategical position, the members of the company cope with their fear while also finding the strength to believe in their unlikely chance of survival. With the weight of his soldiers' lives on his shoulders, the company commander faces the choice between sending his unit to a sure death in battle or death by court-martial. Like a drop in the ocean, this one battle reveals the honorable, yet tragic depth to which the Red Army fought to help defeat the Nazis in WWII.
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Louis Proyect Counterpunch.org 03/07/2021
Unlike most American war movies, especially "Saving Private Ryan", this is about men fully aware that they will lose a battle. Frankly, it is a far more inspiring film than Spielberg's since it celebrates the Russians, who truly destroyed Nazism, not us. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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P M @RT33420634 12/31/2024 Very interesting take on the war. How soldiers walk into a battle know they will lose..The hollywood movies, always shows the glory and the victory, never even once a failure. This is a real life movie - not a crowd pleaser/If you are here for a happy ending, turn around and go back. Instead if you want a real life portrayal of how brutal war is and how "there are no winners in war" is etched again and again in the canvas of human history with the blood of humans again and again....incorrigible species we are. We just don't learn. All we are good at is reproducing and killing each other. That is the message of this brilliant movie. See more 10/31/2021 The cinematography is great with a lot of close up action and gore. It reminded me of saving private Ryan opening scene. Just great action and great story of how two stupid leaders are willing to sacrifice millions for the sake of their failed ideologies. See more 10/03/2021 You may well think it's weak at first, even laughable with its dialogue. But as the movie passes, it grows on you and by the end, it's a better film than you thought it would be. See more Read all reviews
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Igor Kopylov

Director

Sergey Zharkov

Company Commander

Ivan Batarev

Kartsev

Oleg Gayanov

Machikhin

Arseniy Semyonov

Political Instructor

Aleksandr Bukharov

Sysoyev
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Synopsis WWII1942: Rzhev, USSR. After one of the many brutal battles between the Red Army and the Nazis near the village of Ovsyannikovo, only half of the Red Army's company survives... for the moment. Freezing cold, with little to no reinforcements and the Nazis encroaching ever closer, the company receives the impossible order from Soviet headquarters to keep the village at all costs. While pinned in this crucial strategical position, the members of the company cope with their fear while also finding the strength to believe in their unlikely chance of survival. With the weight of his soldiers' lives on his shoulders, the company commander faces the choice between sending his unit to a sure death in battle or death by court-martial. Like a drop in the ocean, this one battle reveals the honorable, yet tragic depth to which the Red Army fought to help defeat the Nazis in WWII.
Director
Igor Kopylov
Producer
Sergei Shcheglov, Inessa Yurchenko
Screenwriter
Igor Kopylov
Production Co
Triiks Media, 3xMedia, Kinoalyans, Kinoalliance
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Russian
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 2, 2021
Runtime
1h 53m