A Russian war romance so devastating it'll ruin your week—in the best way.
The story about a difficult post-war time. About destiny of the young lieutenant and the young girl, whose love passes through the hardest vital and moral ordeals.
Acting
Romanenko and Mukhametov's devastating restraint.
Cinematography
Crushingly beautiful winter desolation.
Direction
Proshkin's unflinching moral weight.
Director
Aleksandr Proshkin
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Based on Viktor Astafyev's novel, a cornerstone of Russian 'village prose' that confronted official WWII hero narratives with raw moral ambiguity. Proshkin continues this tradition of uncomfortable truth-telling.
Andrei Panin's final major role before his mysterious 2013 death—his Kulturnik crackles with the desperate cunning of a man who chose survival over soul.
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