

Hot Summer in Kabul
1983-01-02 · 87 min · ★ 5.4
A Russian doctor is invited to work at Afghanistan's top hospital during the war, and sees firsthand the carnage caused by the Islamist mujaheddin as they attempt to overthrow the socialist government.
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- Directors
- Ali Khamraev, Wali Latifi
- Production companies
- Afghanfilm, Mosfilm, Uzbekfilm
- Countries
- Afghanistan, Soviet Union
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Oleg ZhakovProfessor Fedorov
Nikolay OlyalinMelnikov
Matlyuba AlimovaSuheil
Jemal MoniavaAziz
Bakhtiyer IkhtiyarovJamali
Nadezhda SementsovaMasha
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