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Leaving Afghanistan

2019-05-10 · 112 min · ★ 6.6

Drama · Action · War

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.

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Directors
Pavel Lungin
Production companies
Germes Film, Cinema Foundation of Russia, Pavel Lungin Studio
Countries
Russia
Status
Released
Budget
USD 4,302,540
Revenue
USD 731,827

Top Cast

Kirill PirogovKirill PirogovDmitrich
Yan TsapnikYan TsapnikAbdusalamov
Vitaly KishchenkoVitaly Kishchenkogeneral Vasilyev
Fyodor LavrovFyodor LavrovVolodya
Oleg VasilkovOleg VasilkovKharlamov
Anton MomotAnton MomotGreek
Mikhail KremerMikhail KremerDumbbell
Kirill ErmichevKirill ErmichevMelnik
Roman KolotukhinRoman KolotukhinYoungman
Vasiliy ButkevichVasiliy ButkevichBoot
Arslan MurzabekovArslan MurzabekovZmaray
Anton KuznetsovAnton KuznetsovAbubakr
Dilovar NigmatovDilovar NigmatovNadim
Evgeny ZelenskyEvgeny ZelenskyAndryukha
John BakhanbaevJohn BakhanbaevTurkmen
Aleksandr KuznetsovAleksandr KuznetsovKiosk
Evgeny SangadzhievEvgeny SangadzhievUzbek
Parviz PulodiParviz PulodiMajed
Ali MukhammadAli MukhammadSardar
Radzhabali KhuseynovRadzhabali Khuseynovold man

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