Directed by Sergei Popov, the film focuses on the crossing of the Oder and Neisse rivers and efforts to disperse the German army, located 60 kilometers from Berlin.
In the summer of 1942, during World War II (1939-1945) and the Great Patriotic War (1941-1945) in the Soviet narrative, a bitter battle for Stalingrad was underway, the synopsis states.
The movie is based on “Two in the Steppe,” a story by famous Soviet veteran writer Emmanuil Kazakevich and war diaries by Konstantin Simonov.
The 2nd Russian Film Festival was dedicated to the 100th anniversary of Mosfilm studio, founded in Moscow on January 30, 1924.
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