Summary 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. View more details
Directed : Pavel Lungin
Written : Pavel Lungin Nikolay Kovalyov Aleksandr Lungin
Genres : Action Drama War
Release date : May 9, 2019
Countries of origin : Russia
Language : Russian
Filming locations : Dagestan, Caucasus, Russia
Production companies : Pavel Lungin Studio
Summary 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. View more details
Genres : Action Drama War
Release date : May 9, 2019
Countries of origin : Russia
Language : Russian
Filming locations : Dagestan, Caucasus, Russia
Production companies : Pavel Lungin Studio
