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The Ascent

The winter of 1942 in Belorussia seems a grim game of cat and mouse between Soviet Partisans and Russians working for German invaders.Two captured Partisans must chose between collaboration and martydom in this courageous film that foreshdowed a new frankness about history and spirituality in the last years of the Soviet Union. A remarkable film.

Year: 1976
Genre: Russian Cinema, Best of the 1970s, Movies (1001 You Must See Before You Die), Martin's Favourites
Country: Russia
Director: Larissa Shepitko
Starring: Boris Plotnikov, Vladimir Gostyukhin
Duration: 105 Minutes
Rating: R13
Subtitles: Yes
8.3/10
Location in store: Foreign (Russia)

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