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The Leg
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The Leg

1991-10-23 · 87 min · ★ 4.1

War · Drama

The film's protagonist Valera - cheerful guy from Moscow, who at age 19 learned a whole hell of war in Afghanistan, where he lost a leg. Returning from the war, he had no idea what a nightmare for him is just beginning.

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Directors
Nikita Tyagunov
Production companies
Filmstudio 12A
Countries
Soviet Union
Status
Released

Top Cast

Ivan OkhlobystinIvan OkhlobystinMartyn
Pyotr MamonovPyotr MamonovMartyn's brother
Ivan ZakhavaRyzhy
Natalya PetrovaNatalya PetrovaKamilla
Farhad MahmudovFarhad MahmudovKamilla's brother
Lyudmila LarionovaLyudmila Larionovaaunt Lyuda
Sherali AbdulkajsovSherali Abdulkajsovinvestigator
Oksana MysinaOksana MysinaAnjelica
Dinmukhamet AkhimovDinmukhamet Akhimov
Nadezhda KozhushanayaNadezhda KozhushanayaNurse
Vladimir Markov
Vladimir SalnikovVladimir Salnikov
Nelli NevedinaNelli Nevedina
Elena GolyanovaElena Golyanova
Fyodor SmirnovFyodor Smirnov

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