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The Soldier's Star
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The Soldier's Star

2006-09-05 · 105 min · Not rated

War · Drama

A Russian guitarist was enlisted in 1984 in the Afghan war. Imprisoned, he will meet an Afghan musician and a French journalist.

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Directors
Christophe de Ponfilly
Production companies
Albert Films, Nef Filmproduktion, Afghanfilm, France 2 Cinéma, EuroArts
Countries
France, Germany, Afghanistan
Status
Released

Top Cast

Sacha BourdoSacha BourdoNikolaï
Patrick ChauvelVergos
Mohammad AminNajmoudine
Ahmad Shah AlefsouratAssad
Gol-GhotaiLeila
Igor NaryshkinValoudia
Denis ManokhinMosgh
Pavel KuzinLieutenant
Elena MikheevaElena MikheevaNikolais Mutter
Serguey SonovskyMiikolais Vater

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