A zori zdes tikhie

Nov 4 1972 PG-13 3h 8m
Drama, History, War

In a remote village in Karelia, Sergeant Vaskov commands an anti-aircraft unit that protects a rail depot. While his men are transferred to the front line, he is reprimanded for their unruly behavior. He retorts that he wants replacements that aren't drunks or womanizers. In response, he is assigned a unit made up entirely of young women, fresh from training.

Plot

Based on the eponymous book by Boris Vasilyev, the film is set in Karelia (North-West of Russia, near Finland) in 1941 during WWII. In a beautiful and quiet wilderness far from the front-line there is an anti-aircraft artillery point, where corporal Vaskov is stationed with a group of many young women in training. One of the women while sneaking from camp to visit her young son sees two German paratroopers. Vaskov takes five of the women to stop the two paratroopers, but finds sixteen paratroopers instead, leaving the small group of patriots to engage the enemy in an unequal fight.

Written by

Stanislav Rostotskiy, Boris Vasilev

Directed by

Stanislav Rostotskiy

Cast

Andrey Martynov, Irina Dolganova, Elena Drapeko

Crew

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Production Countries

Soviet Union

Production Companies

Gorky Film Studios

Languages

Deutsch

Awards

Nominated for 1 Oscar. 1 nomination total

Scores
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5,131
Average Rating
8 out of 10
Metascore
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