Name: The Storm Gate
Genre: Drama, War & Politics
Released: 2006-02-13
Rating: 4.7
Cast: Mikhail Porechenkov, Vyacheslav Razbegaev, Andrey Krasko, Elizaveta Boyarskaya, Anatoliy Pashinin

200 Russians vs 2000 Chechens. Spoiler: math is not on their side.

Mini Series

Soviet gritAlpine nightmareBrotherhood under fire

Latest Episode

50 min

Season 1 • Episode 4

Latest

Episode 4

Feb 16, 2006

Overview

Drama War & Politics

Lieutenant Doronin and his troops are moved to a narrow mountain pass. The task seems simple: to defend the pass from the insurgents and not let them pass. But the 200 Russian soldiers do not expect that they will soon be facing 2000 Chechens ready for battle and will have to fight for bare survival.

RU Russian

Content warning

Sacrifice vs survivalMeaningless ordersComradery as religionImperial collapse

Standout Aspects

Acting

Porechenkov's exhausted eyes tell whole backstories.

Production

Shot in real Caucasus mountains; you feel the altitude.

Writing

No hero speeches, just desperate men making worse choices.

Best for:Solo·Binge

Heads up:Violence·Disturbing

Creator

Andrej Maljukov

First AiredFeb 13, 2006

StatusEnded

Vibe

Pacesteady

Intensityhigh

Tonedark

Feelheavy

Seasons1·Episodes4

Top Cast

Mikhail Porechenkov

Vyacheslav Razbegaev

Andrey Krasko

Elizaveta Boyarskaya

Anatoliy Pashinin

Doronin

Mikhail Efremov

Ivan Zhidkov

Daniil Strakhov

Marina Mogilevskaya

Viktoriya Tolstoganova

Ekaterina Klimova

Aleksei Shevchenkov

Yuriy Tsurilo

Vladimir Turchinsky

Artur Vakha

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Cultural

Released during Putin's military revival, this was Russia's attempt at its own 'Band of Brothers'—but with way more fatalism and way less hope.

Trivia

Based on the real Battle for Height 776 in 2000, where 84 Russian paratroopers actually fought off 2500 Chechen fighters. The show expanded the numbers for dramatic effect.

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