Leaving Afghanistan (2019)

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Released:
2019-05-10

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.

Director:
Pavel Lungin

Runtime:
1h 52min

Genre:
Drama, Action, War

  • Cast:
  • Kirill Pirogov
    as
    Dmitrich
  • Yan Tsapnik
    as
    Abdusalamov
  • Vitaly Kishchenko
    as
    general Vasilyev
  • Fyodor Lavrov
    as
    Volodya
  • Oleg Vasilkov
    as
    Kharlamov