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Leaving Afghanistan (2019)
Directed by Pavel Lungin
Overview
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.
Length 112 minutes
Actors
Kirill Pirogov | Yan Tsapnik | Vitaly Kishchenko | Fyodor Lavrov | Oleg Vasilkov | Anton Momot | Mikhail Kremer | Kirill Ermichev | Roman Kolotukhin | Vasiliy Butkevich | Arslan Murzabekov | Anton Kuznetsov | Dilovar Nigmatov | Evgeny Zelensky | John Bakhanbaev | Alexandr Kuznetsov | Evgeniy Sangadzhiev | Parviz Pulodi | Mukhammad Ali | Radzhabali Khuseynov | Vyacheslav Shikhaleev